[Python-ideas] PEP 428 - object-oriented filesystem paths

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

Ethan Furman writes:
 > Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
 > > Antoine Pitrou writes:
 > >> Richard Oudkerk wrote:
 > >>> Maybe p.basename could be shorthand for p.name.split('.')[0].
 > >> 
 > >> Wouldn't there be some confusion with os.path.basename:
 > >> 
 > >>--> os.path.basename('a/b/c.ext')
 > >> 'c.ext'
 > 
 > I wouldn't worry too much about this; after all, we are trying to 
 > replace a primitive system with a more advanced, user-friendly one.

Please, don't oversell your case.  We are *not* replacing POSIX,
Antoine is proposing a system that coexists with it.