[Python-Dev] Alternative path suggestion

[Greg Ewing]

Nick Coghlan wrote:

> Similarly, I would separate out the extension to a distinct attribute, as it 
> too uses a different separator from the normal path elements ('.' most places, 
> but '/' on RISC OS, for example)

-1. What constitutes "the extension" is not well-defined in
all cases. What about filenames with multiple suffixes,
such as "spam.tar.gz"? What part of that would you put in
the extension attribute?

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Greg