[Python-Dev] PEP 355 status

[Guido van Rossum]

I would recommend not using it. IMO it's an amalgam of unrelated
functionality (much like the Java equivalent BTW) and the existing os
and os.path modules work just fine. Those who disagree with me haven't
done a very good job of convincing me, so I expect this PEP to remain
in limbo indefinitely, until it is eventually withdrawn or rejected.

--Guido

On 9/29/06, Luis P Caamano <lcaamano at gmail.com> wrote:
> What's the status of PEP 355, Path - Object oriented filesystem paths?
>
> We'd like to start using the current reference implementation but we'd
> like to do it in a manner that minimizes any changes needed when Path
> becomes part of stdlib.
>
> In particular, the reference implementation in
> http://wiki.python.org/moin/PathModule names the class 'path' instead
> of 'Path', which seems like a source of name conflict problems.
>
> How would you recommend one starts using it now, as is or renaming
> class path to Path?
>
> Thanks
>
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> Luis P Caamano
> Atlanta, GA USA
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