PEP on path module for standard library

[Peter Hansen]

George Sakkis wrote:
> "Andrew Dalke" <dalke at dalkescientific.com> wrote:
>>I think that the string representation of a path is so important that
>>it *is* the path.
> 
> There are (at least) two frequently used path string representations, 
 > the absolute and the relative to the working directory. Which one
 > *is* the path ? Depending on the application, one of them woud
> be more natural choice than the other.

Sorry, George, but that's now how it works.

Whether using the regular string-based Python paths or the new path 
module, a path *is* either absolute or relative, but cannot be both at 
the same time.

This is therefore not an issue of "representation" but one of state.

-Peter