Re: [Python-ideas] OS related file operations (copy, move, delete, rename...) should be placed into one module

On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 11:17 AM, Chris Barker - NOAA Federal < chris.barker@noaa.gov> wrote:

I agree that this has been a bit of a wart for a long time.

While the old “let’s treat strings as paths” modules are split up like you said, pathlib can do what they do and more: https://docs.python.org/ 3/library/pathlib.html

Exactly -- this is The Solution. It combines paths themselves with things you are likely to do with paths.

It may well lack some nice features. If so, suggestions for that would be the way to go.

Can such suggestions go here or should someone start a new thread?