[Python-Dev] Adding the 'path' module (was Re: Some RFE for review)

[Reinhold Birkenfeld]

Phillip J. Eby wrote:
> At 08:20 AM 6/27/2005 +0100, Michael Hoffman wrote:
>>os.getcwd() returns a string, but path.getcwd() returns a new path
>>object.
> 
> In that case, I'd expect it to be 'path.fromcwd()' or 'path.cwd()'; i.e. a 
> constructor classmethod by analogy with 'dict.fromkeys()' or 
> 'datetime.now()'.  'getcwd()' looks like it's getting a property of a path 
> instance, and doesn't match stdlib conventions for constructors.
> 
> So, +1 as long as it's called cwd() or something better (i.e. clearer 
> and/or more consistent with stdlib constructor conventions).

You're right. +1 for calling it fromcwd().

With that settled, should I rewrite the module? Should I write a PEP?

Reinhold

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