[Python-Dev] Removing the provisional label from pathlib

[Chris Barker]

On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 10:13 AM, Brett Cannon <brett at python.org> wrote:

> 3.5 is still getting bugfixes:
> https://docs.python.org/devguide/#status-of-python-branches
>
> As for backporting __fspath__() for pathlib, you can easily write your own
> subclass that adds it. And since the stdlib won't be updated in 3.5 for
> consumption of fspath
>

OK -- when I said "it", I meant the whole shebang -- i.e. the stdlib stuff
too. But fair enough, we can't be backporting everything, and I that would
be touching a lot of the lib.

-CHB



> you're only missing out on production which your subclass can take care of.
>
> -brett
>
>
>
>> -CHB
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> I'll update the implementation task list shortly.
>>>
>>> -Brett
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 9:43 AM, Brett Cannon <brett at python.org> wrote:
>>>> > Three questions:
>>>> >
>>>> > Should pathlib gain __fspath__() all the way back to 3.4?
>>>> > Should pathlib's constructor support __fspath__() all the way back to
>>>> 3.4?
>>>> > (separate question as os.fspath() will only be in 3.6; and if we
>>>> backport
>>>> > I'm not looking forward to making Typeshed happy w/o os.PathLike being
>>>> > available only in 3.6 :/)
>>>> > Should the docs from 3.4 and forward reflect the removal of the
>>>> provisional
>>>> > status? (I assume yes, but wanted to double-check)
>>>> >
>>>> > And a quick thanks to Guido for removing `path` from pathlib for me
>>>> already.
>>>> > :)
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