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

[Greg Ewing]

> On 8 October 2012 20:14, Stefan Krah <stefan at bytereef.org 
> <mailto:stefan at bytereef.org>> wrote:
> 
>     # A bit long
>     # My personal objection is that one shouldn't have to state "path"
>     in the name: it's not str.stringjoin()
>     configdir.joinpath("myprogram")
>     configdir.pathjoin("myprogram") 

I was just thinking the same thing.

My preference for this at the moment is 'append', notwithstanding
the fact that it will be non-mutating. It's a single, short word, it
avoids re-stating the datatype, and it resonates with the idea of
appending to a sequence of path components.

>     # My favorites ('cause my opinion: so there)
>     configdir.child("myprogram")  # Does sorta' imply IO

Except that the result isn't always a child (the RHS could be
an absolute path, start with "..", etc.)

>     configdir.cd("myprogam")

Aaaghh... my brain... the lobotomy does nothing...

-- 
Greg