pathlib 0.8

Requirements

Python 3.2 or later is recommended, but pathlib is also usable with Python 2.7.

Install

easy_install pathlib or pip install pathlib should do the trick.

Examples

Importing the module classes:

>>> from pathlib import *

Listing Python source files in a directory:

>>> p = Path('.')
>>> list(p.glob('*.py'))
[PosixPath('test_pathlib.py'), PosixPath('setup.py'),
 PosixPath('pathlib.py')]

Listing all Python source files in this directory tree:

>>> list(p.glob('**/*.py'))
[PosixPath('test_pathlib.py'), PosixPath('setup.py'),
 PosixPath('pathlib.py'), PosixPath('docs/conf.py'),
 PosixPath('build/lib/pathlib.py')]

Listing subdirectories:

>>> [x for x in p if x.is_dir()]
[PosixPath('.hg'), PosixPath('docs'), PosixPath('dist'),
 PosixPath('__pycache__'), PosixPath('build')]

Navigating inside a directory tree:

>>> p = Path('/etc')
>>> q = p['init.d/reboot']
>>> q
PosixPath('/etc/init.d/reboot')
>>> q.resolve()
PosixPath('/etc/rc.d/init.d/halt')

Querying path properties:

>>> q.exists()
True
>>> q.is_dir()
False
>>> q.st_mode
33261

Opening a file:

>>> with q.open() as f: f.readline()
...
'#!/bin/bash\n'

Documentation

The full documentation can be read at Read the Docs.

Contributing

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