On 25 Nov 2013 09:14, "Ben Hoyt" <benhoyt@gmail.com> wrote:
4) Is path_obj.glob() recursive? In the PEP it looks like it is if the pattern starts with '**',
I don't think it has to *start* with **. Rather, the ** is a pattern that can span directory separators. It's not a flag that applies to the whole thing -- a pattern could have a * in one place and a ** in another.
Oh okay, that makes more sense. It definitely needs more thorough documentation in that case. I would still prefer the simpler and more explicit rglob() / recursive=True rather than pattern new syntax, but I don't feel as strongly anymore.
Using "**" for directory spanning globs is also another case of us borrowing a reasonably common idiom from *nix systems that may not be familiar to Windows users. Cheers, Nick.
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