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

[Trent Mick]

> >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).

What about have it just be the default empty constructor?

    assert path.Path() == os.getcwd() \
        or path.Path() == os.getcwdu()

Dunno if that causes other weirdnesses with the API, though.

Trent

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