[Python-ideas] Better stdlib support for Path objects

[Barry Warsaw]

On Oct 07, 2014, at 11:34 AM, Antoine Pitrou wrote:

>IMO it's reasonable, but assuming we devise a dedicated protocol for
>getting a path's representation (e.g. __strpath__). Concrete type
>checking should be avoided.

What would __strpath__ do that __str__ wouldn't do?  Or do you think it's
better to explicitly disallow str-like objects that aren't path objects?

What I'm trying to understand is whether str(argument) is that "path protocol"
or whether there's a good reason that something else that's specifically not
str-ification is required.

Cheers,
-Barry
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