os.path and Path

Ethan Furman ethan at stoneleaf.us
Thu Jun 16 21:19:03 EDT 2011


Chris Torek wrote:
>> Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>>> Why do you think there's no Path object in the standard library? *wink*
> 
> In article <mailman.16.1308239495.1164.python-list at python.org>
> Ethan Furman  <ethan at stoneleaf.us> wrote:
>> Because I can't find one in either 2.7 nor 3.2, and every reference I've 
>> found has indicated that the other Path contenders were too 
>> all-encompassing.
> 
> What I think Steven D'Aprano is suggesting here is that the general
> problem is too hard, and specific solutions too incomplete, to
> bother with.

Ah.  In that case I completely misunderstood.  Thanks for the insight!

~Ethan~



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