[path-PEP] Path inherits from basestring again

[Reinhold Birkenfeld]

phil hunt wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 14:38:23 +1200, Tony Meyer <t-meyer at ihug.co.nz> wrote:
>>> def functions_which_modifies_some_file_in_place(path):
>>>  output = open(path+'.tmp', 'w')
>>>  .....
>>> 
>>> I dont want a seperator inserted between path and the new extension.
>>
>>Fair enough.  Forget using '+' for join, then (which I was never that keen
>>on - TIOWTDI), but I'm still -1 on using '/' for join.
> 
> I agree. It's yuck.

So don't use it.

> What's wrong with simply having each path-element as an argument to 
> a function, e.g.
> 
> join(foo, bar, baz)

Nothing's wrong, and you can do it this way too.

Path(foo, bar, baz) or
Path(foo).joinwith(bar, baz)

Reinhold