[Python-ideas] Promoting the adoption of pathlib [Was: Working with Path objects: p-strings?]

[Ethan Furman]

On 03/31/2016 10:27 AM, Alexander Walters wrote:

> I think this is missing step zero.  What does pathlib even offer me, the
> library developer?  Why should I use it?  I cannot be the only person
> who does not understand why it exists, let alone why I should be using
> it in my libraries.

Easier path manipulations.

A better user experience for those users that use pathlib.

Much pain on your part until the stdlib fully supports pathlib.Paths.

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~Ethan~