[Python-Dev] file system path protocol PEP

[Sven R. Kunze]

On 12.05.2016 18:56, Ethan Furman wrote:
> On 05/12/2016 09:26 AM, Sven R. Kunze wrote:
>> str and bytes will receive the __fspath__ attribute when this PEP is
>> accepted?
>
> No, they won't.  The __fspath__ protocol will reduce the rich path 
> object down to a str/bytes object.

Would this make the implementation of os.fspath simpler?

After all, str and bytes are to some extend path-like objects.


Best,
Sven