Issue #19673: Add pathlib to the stdlib as a provisional module (PEP 428).

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+import fnmatch
+import functools
+import io
+import ntpath
+import os
+import posixpath
+import re
+import sys
+import time
+import weakref
+try:
+    import threading
+except ImportError:
+    import dummy_threading as threading
+
+from collections import Sequence, defaultdict
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+from errno import EINVAL, ENOENT
+from itertools import chain, count
+from operator import attrgetter
+from stat import S_ISDIR, S_ISLNK, S_ISREG, S_ISSOCK, S_ISBLK, S_ISCHR, S_ISFIFO
+from urllib.parse import quote as urlquote, quote_from_bytes as urlquote_from_bytes
+
+
+supports_symlinks = True
+try:
+    import nt
+except ImportError:
+    nt = None
+else:
+    if sys.getwindowsversion()[:2] >= (6, 0):
+        from nt import _getfinalpathname
+    else:
+        supports_symlinks = False
+        _getfinalpathname = None
+
+
+__all__ = [
+    "PurePath", "PurePosixPath", "PureWindowsPath",
+    "Path", "PosixPath", "WindowsPath",
+    ]
+
+#
+# Internals
+#
+
+def _is_wildcard_pattern(pat):
+    # Whether this pattern needs actual matching using fnmatch, or can
+    # be looked up directly as a file.
+    return "*" in pat or "?" in pat or "[" in pat
+
+
+class _Flavour(object):
+    """A flavour implements a particular (platform-specific) set of path
+    semantics."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.join = self.sep.join
+
+    def parse_parts(self, parts):
+        parsed = []
+        sep = self.sep
+        altsep = self.altsep
+        drv = root = ''
+        it = reversed(parts)
+        for part in it:
+            if not part:
+                continue
+            if altsep:
+                part = part.replace(altsep, sep)
+            drv, root, rel = self.splitroot(part)
+            if sep in rel:
+                for x in reversed(rel.split(sep)):
+                    if x and x != '.':
+                        parsed.append(sys.intern(x))
+            else:
+                if rel and rel != '.':
+                    parsed.append(sys.intern(rel))
+            if drv or root:
+                if not drv:
+                    # If no drive is present, try to find one in the previous
+                    # parts. This makes the result of parsing e.g.
+                    # ("C:", "/", "a") reasonably intuitive.
+                    for part in it:
+                        drv = self.splitroot(part)[0]
+                        if drv:
+                            break
+                break
+        if drv or root:
+            parsed.append(drv + root)
+        parsed.reverse()
+        return drv, root, parsed
+
+    def join_parsed_parts(self, drv, root, parts, drv2, root2, parts2):
+        """
+        Join the two paths represented by the respective
+        (drive, root, parts) tuples.  Return a new (drive, root, parts) tuple.
+        """
+        if root2:
+            parts = parts2
+            root = root2
+        else:
+            parts = parts + parts2
+        # XXX raise error if drv and drv2 are different?
+        return drv2 or drv, root, parts
+
+
+class _WindowsFlavour(_Flavour):
+    # Reference for Windows paths can be found at
+    # http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
+
+    sep = '\\'
+    altsep = '/'
+    has_drv = True
+    pathmod = ntpath
+
+    is_supported = (nt is not None)
+
+    drive_letters = (
+        set(chr(x) for x in range(ord('a'), ord('z') + 1)) |
+        set(chr(x) for x in range(ord('A'), ord('Z') + 1))
+    )
+    ext_namespace_prefix = '\\\\?\\'
+
+    reserved_names = (
+        {'CON', 'PRN', 'AUX', 'NUL'} |
+        {'COM%d' % i for i in range(1, 10)} |
+        {'LPT%d' % i for i in range(1, 10)}
+        )
+
+    # Interesting findings about extended paths:
+    # - '\\?\c:\a', '//?/c:\a' and '//?/c:/a' are all supported
+    #   but '\\?\c:/a' is not
+    # - extended paths are always absolute; "relative" extended paths will
+    #   fail.
+
+    def splitroot(self, part, sep=sep):
+        first = part[0:1]
+        second = part[1:2]
+        if (second == sep and first == sep):
+            # XXX extended paths should also disable the collapsing of "."
+            # components (according to MSDN docs).
+            prefix, part = self._split_extended_path(part)
+            first = part[0:1]
+            second = part[1:2]
+        else:
+            prefix = ''
+        third = part[2:3]
+        if (second == sep and first == sep and third != sep):
+            # is a UNC path:
+            # vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv root
+            # \\machine\mountpoint\directory\etc\...
+            #            directory ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+            index = part.find(sep, 2)
+            if index != -1:
+                index2 = part.find(sep, index + 1)
+                # a UNC path can't have two slashes in a row
+                # (after the initial two)
+                if index2 != index + 1:
+                    if index2 == -1:
+                        index2 = len(part)
+                    if prefix:
+                        return prefix + part[1:index2], sep, part[index2+1:]
+                    else:
+                        return part[:index2], sep, part[index2+1:]
+        drv = root = ''
+        if second == ':' and first in self.drive_letters:
+            drv = part[:2]
+            part = part[2:]
+            first = third
+        if first == sep:
+            root = first
+            part = part.lstrip(sep)
+        return prefix + drv, root, part
+
+    def casefold(self, s):
+        return s.lower()
+
+    def casefold_parts(self, parts):
+        return [p.lower() for p in parts]
+
+    def resolve(self, path):
+        s = str(path)
+        if not s:
+            return os.getcwd()
+        if _getfinalpathname is not None:
+            return self._ext_to_normal(_getfinalpathname(s))
+        # Means fallback on absolute
+        return None
+
+    def _split_extended_path(self, s, ext_prefix=ext_namespace_prefix):
+        prefix = ''
+        if s.startswith(ext_prefix):
+            prefix = s[:4]
+            s = s[4:]
+            if s.startswith('UNC\\'):
+                prefix += s[:3]
+                s = '\\' + s[3:]
+        return prefix, s
+
+    def _ext_to_normal(self, s):
+        # Turn back an extended path into a normal DOS-like path
+        return self._split_extended_path(s)[1]
+
+    def is_reserved(self, parts):
+        # NOTE: the rules for reserved names seem somewhat complicated
+        # (e.g. r"..\NUL" is reserved but not r"foo\NUL").
+        # We err on the side of caution and return True for paths which are
+        # not considered reserved by Windows.
+        if not parts:
+            return False
+        if parts[0].startswith('\\\\'):
+            # UNC paths are never reserved
+            return False
+        return parts[-1].partition('.')[0].upper() in self.reserved_names
+
+    def make_uri(self, path):
+        # Under Windows, file URIs use the UTF-8 encoding.
+        drive = path.drive
+        if len(drive) == 2 and drive[1] == ':':
+            # It's a path on a local drive => 'file:///c:/a/b'
+            rest = path.as_posix()[2:].lstrip('/')
+            return 'file:///%s/%s' % (
+                drive, urlquote_from_bytes(rest.encode('utf-8')))
+        else:
+            # It's a path on a network drive => 'file://host/share/a/b'
+            return 'file:' + urlquote_from_bytes(path.as_posix().encode('utf-8'))
+
+
+class _PosixFlavour(_Flavour):
+    sep = '/'
+    altsep = ''
+    has_drv = False
+    pathmod = posixpath
+
+    is_supported = (os.name != 'nt')
+
+    def splitroot(self, part, sep=sep):
+        if part and part[0] == sep:
+            stripped_part = part.lstrip(sep)
+            # According to POSIX path resolution:
+            # http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/basedefs/xbd_chap04.html#tag_04_11
+            # "A pathname that begins with two successive slashes may be
+            # interpreted in an implementation-defined manner, although more
+            # than two leading slashes shall be treated as a single slash".
+            if len(part) - len(stripped_part) == 2:
+                return '', sep * 2, stripped_part
+            else:
+                return '', sep, stripped_part
+        else:
+            return '', '', part
+
+    def casefold(self, s):
+        return s
+
+    def casefold_parts(self, parts):
+        return parts
+
+    def resolve(self, path):
+        sep = self.sep
+        def split(p):
+            return [x for x in p.split(sep) if x]
+        def absparts(p):
+            # Our own abspath(), since the posixpath one makes
+            # the mistake of "normalizing" the path without resolving the
+            # symlinks first.
+            if not p.startswith(sep):
+                return split(os.getcwd()) + split(p)
+            else:
+                return split(p)
+        parts = absparts(str(path))[::-1]
+        accessor = path._accessor
+        resolved = cur = ""
+        symlinks = {}
+        while parts:
+            part = parts.pop()
+            cur = resolved + sep + part
+            if cur in symlinks and symlinks[cur] <= len(parts):
+                # We've already seen the symlink and there's not less
+                # work to do than the last time.
+                raise RuntimeError("Symlink loop from %r" % cur)
+            try:
+                target = accessor.readlink(cur)
+            except OSError as e:
+                if e.errno != EINVAL:
+                    raise
+                # Not a symlink
+                resolved = cur
+            else:
+                # Take note of remaining work from this symlink
+                symlinks[cur] = len(parts)
+                if target.startswith(sep):
+                    # Symlink points to absolute path
+                    resolved = ""
+                parts.extend(split(target)[::-1])
+        return resolved or sep
+
+    def is_reserved(self, parts):
+        return False
+
+    def make_uri(self, path):
+        # We represent the path using the local filesystem encoding,
+        # for portability to other applications.
+        bpath = bytes(path)
+        return 'file://' + urlquote_from_bytes(bpath)
+
+
+_windows_flavour = _WindowsFlavour()
+_posix_flavour = _PosixFlavour()
+
+
+class _Accessor:
+    """An accessor implements a particular (system-specific or not) way of
+    accessing paths on the filesystem."""
+
+
+class _NormalAccessor(_Accessor):
+
+    def _wrap_strfunc(strfunc):
+        @functools.wraps(strfunc)
+        def wrapped(pathobj, *args):
+            return strfunc(str(pathobj), *args)
+        return staticmethod(wrapped)
+
+    def _wrap_binary_strfunc(strfunc):
+        @functools.wraps(strfunc)
+        def wrapped(pathobjA, pathobjB, *args):
+            return strfunc(str(pathobjA), str(pathobjB), *args)
+        return staticmethod(wrapped)
+
+    stat = _wrap_strfunc(os.stat)
+
+    lstat = _wrap_strfunc(os.lstat)
+
+    open = _wrap_strfunc(os.open)
+
+    listdir = _wrap_strfunc(os.listdir)
+
+    chmod = _wrap_strfunc(os.chmod)
+
+    if hasattr(os, "lchmod"):
+        lchmod = _wrap_strfunc(os.lchmod)
+    else:
+        def lchmod(self, pathobj, mode):
+            raise NotImplementedError("lchmod() not available on this system")
+
+    mkdir = _wrap_strfunc(os.mkdir)
+
+    unlink = _wrap_strfunc(os.unlink)
+
+    rmdir = _wrap_strfunc(os.rmdir)
+
+    rename = _wrap_binary_strfunc(os.rename)
+
+    replace = _wrap_binary_strfunc(os.replace)
+
+    if nt:
+        if supports_symlinks:
+            symlink = _wrap_binary_strfunc(os.symlink)
+        else:
+            def symlink(a, b, target_is_directory):
+                raise NotImplementedError("symlink() not available on this system")
+    else:
+        # Under POSIX, os.symlink() takes two args
+        @staticmethod
+        def symlink(a, b, target_is_directory):
+            return os.symlink(str(a), str(b))
+
+    utime = _wrap_strfunc(os.utime)
+
+    # Helper for resolve()
+    def readlink(self, path):
+        return os.readlink(path)
+
+
+_normal_accessor = _NormalAccessor()
+
+
+#
+# Globbing helpers
+#
+
+@contextmanager
+def _cached(func):
+    try:
+        func.__cached__
+        yield func
+    except AttributeError:
+        cache = {}
+        def wrapper(*args):
+            try:
+                return cache[args]
+            except KeyError:
+                value = cache[args] = func(*args)
+                return value
+        wrapper.__cached__ = True
+        try:
+            yield wrapper
+        finally:
+            cache.clear()
+
+def _make_selector(pattern_parts):
+    pat = pattern_parts[0]
+    child_parts = pattern_parts[1:]
+    if pat == '**':
+        cls = _RecursiveWildcardSelector
+    elif '**' in pat:
+        raise ValueError("Invalid pattern: '**' can only be an entire path component")
+    elif _is_wildcard_pattern(pat):
+        cls = _WildcardSelector
+    else:
+        cls = _PreciseSelector
+    return cls(pat, child_parts)
+
+if hasattr(functools, "lru_cache"):
+    _make_selector = functools.lru_cache()(_make_selector)
+
+
+class _Selector:
+    """A selector matches a specific glob pattern part against the children
+    of a given path."""
+
+    def __init__(self, child_parts):
+        self.child_parts = child_parts
+        if child_parts:
+            self.successor = _make_selector(child_parts)
+        else:
+            self.successor = _TerminatingSelector()
+
+    def select_from(self, parent_path):
+        """Iterate over all child paths of `parent_path` matched by this
+        selector.  This can contain parent_path itself."""
+        path_cls = type(parent_path)
+        is_dir = path_cls.is_dir
+        exists = path_cls.exists
+        listdir = parent_path._accessor.listdir
+        return self._select_from(parent_path, is_dir, exists, listdir)
+
+
+class _TerminatingSelector:
+
+    def _select_from(self, parent_path, is_dir, exists, listdir):
+        yield parent_path
+
+
+class _PreciseSelector(_Selector):
+
+    def __init__(self, name, child_parts):
+        self.name = name
+        _Selector.__init__(self, child_parts)
+
+    def _select_from(self, parent_path, is_dir, exists, listdir):
+        if not is_dir(parent_path):
+            return
+        path = parent_path._make_child_relpath(self.name)
+        if exists(path):
+            for p in self.successor._select_from(path, is_dir, exists, listdir):
+                yield p
+
+
+class _WildcardSelector(_Selector):
+
+    def __init__(self, pat, child_parts):
+        self.pat = re.compile(fnmatch.translate(pat))
+        _Selector.__init__(self, child_parts)
+
+    def _select_from(self, parent_path, is_dir, exists, listdir):
+        if not is_dir(parent_path):
+            return
+        cf = parent_path._flavour.casefold
+        for name in listdir(parent_path):
+            casefolded = cf(name)
+            if self.pat.match(casefolded):
+                path = parent_path._make_child_relpath(name)
+                for p in self.successor._select_from(path, is_dir, exists, listdir):
+                    yield p
+
+
+class _RecursiveWildcardSelector(_Selector):
+
+    def __init__(self, pat, child_parts):
+        _Selector.__init__(self, child_parts)
+
+    def _iterate_directories(self, parent_path, is_dir, listdir):
+        yield parent_path
+        for name in listdir(parent_path):
+            path = parent_path._make_child_relpath(name)
+            if is_dir(path):
+                for p in self._iterate_directories(path, is_dir, listdir):
+                    yield p
+
+    def _select_from(self, parent_path, is_dir, exists, listdir):
+        if not is_dir(parent_path):
+            return
+        with _cached(listdir) as listdir:
+            yielded = set()
+            try:
+                successor_select = self.successor._select_from
+                for starting_point in self._iterate_directories(parent_path, is_dir, listdir):
+                    for p in successor_select(starting_point, is_dir, exists, listdir):
+                        if p not in yielded:
+                            yield p
+                            yielded.add(p)
+            finally:
+                yielded.clear()
+
+
+#
+# Public API
+#
+
+class _PathParents(Sequence):
+    """This object provides sequence-like access to the logical ancestors
+    of a path.  Don't try to construct it yourself."""
+    __slots__ = ('_pathcls', '_drv', '_root', '_parts')
+
+    def __init__(self, path):
+        # We don't store the instance to avoid reference cycles
+        self._pathcls = type(path)
+        self._drv = path._drv
+        self._root = path._root
+        self._parts = path._parts
+
+    def __len__(self):
+        if self._drv or self._root:
+            return len(self._parts) - 1
+        else:
+            return len(self._parts)
+
+    def __getitem__(self, idx):
+        if idx < 0 or idx >= len(self):
+            raise IndexError(idx)
+        return self._pathcls._from_parsed_parts(self._drv, self._root,
+                                                self._parts[:-idx - 1])
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "<{}.parents>".format(self._pathcls.__name__)
+
+
+class PurePath(object):
+    """PurePath represents a filesystem path and offers operations which
+    don't imply any actual filesystem I/O.  Depending on your system,
+    instantiating a PurePath will return either a PurePosixPath or a
+    PureWindowsPath object.  You can also instantiate either of these classes
+    directly, regardless of your system.
+    """
+    __slots__ = (
+        '_drv', '_root', '_parts',
+        '_str', '_hash', '_pparts', '_cached_cparts',
+    )
+
+    def __new__(cls, *args):
+        """Construct a PurePath from one or several strings and or existing
+        PurePath objects.  The strings and path objects are combined so as
+        to yield a canonicalized path, which is incorporated into the
+        new PurePath object.
+        """
+        if cls is PurePath:
+            cls = PureWindowsPath if os.name == 'nt' else PurePosixPath
+        return cls._from_parts(args)
+
+    def __reduce__(self):
+        # Using the parts tuple helps share interned path parts
+        # when pickling related paths.
+        return (self.__class__, tuple(self._parts))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _parse_args(cls, args):
+        # This is useful when you don't want to create an instance, just
+        # canonicalize some constructor arguments.
+        parts = []
+        for a in args:
+            if isinstance(a, PurePath):
+                parts += a._parts
+            elif isinstance(a, str):
+                # Assuming a str
+                parts.append(a)
+            else:
+                raise TypeError(
+                    "argument should be a path or str object, not %r"
+                    % type(a))
+        return cls._flavour.parse_parts(parts)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _from_parts(cls, args, init=True):
+        # We need to call _parse_args on the instance, so as to get the
+        # right flavour.
+        self = object.__new__(cls)
+        drv, root, parts = self._parse_args(args)
+        self._drv = drv
+        self._root = root
+        self._parts = parts
+        if init:
+            self._init()
+        return self
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _from_parsed_parts(cls, drv, root, parts, init=True):
+        self = object.__new__(cls)
+        self._drv = drv
+        self._root = root
+        self._parts = parts
+        if init:
+            self._init()
+        return self
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _format_parsed_parts(cls, drv, root, parts):
+        if drv or root:
+            return drv + root + cls._flavour.join(parts[1:])
+        else:
+            return cls._flavour.join(parts)
+
+    def _init(self):
+        # Overriden in concrete Path
+        pass
+
+    def _make_child(self, args):
+        drv, root, parts = self._parse_args(args)
+        drv, root, parts = self._flavour.join_parsed_parts(
+            self._drv, self._root, self._parts, drv, root, parts)
+        return self._from_parsed_parts(drv, root, parts)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        """Return the string representation of the path, suitable for
+        passing to system calls."""
+        try:
+            return self._str
+        except AttributeError:
+            self._str = self._format_parsed_parts(self._drv, self._root,
+                                                  self._parts) or '.'
+            return self._str
+
+    def as_posix(self):
+        """Return the string representation of the path with forward (/)
+        slashes."""
+        f = self._flavour
+        return str(self).replace(f.sep, '/')
+
+    def __bytes__(self):
+        """Return the bytes representation of the path.  This is only
+        recommended to use under Unix."""
+        return os.fsencode(str(self))
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "{}({!r})".format(self.__class__.__name__, self.as_posix())
+
+    def as_uri(self):
+        """Return the path as a 'file' URI."""
+        if not self.is_absolute():
+            raise ValueError("relative path can't be expressed as a file URI")
+        return self._flavour.make_uri(self)
+
+    @property
+    def _cparts(self):
+        # Cached casefolded parts, for hashing and comparison
+        try:
+            return self._cached_cparts
+        except AttributeError:
+            self._cached_cparts = self._flavour.casefold_parts(self._parts)
+            return self._cached_cparts
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, PurePath):
+            return NotImplemented
+        return self._cparts == other._cparts and self._flavour is other._flavour
+
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return not self == other
+
+    def __hash__(self):
+        try:
+            return self._hash
+        except AttributeError:
+            self._hash = hash(tuple(self._cparts))
+            return self._hash
+
+    def __lt__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, PurePath) or self._flavour is not other._flavour:
+            return NotImplemented
+        return self._cparts < other._cparts
+
+    def __le__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, PurePath) or self._flavour is not other._flavour:
+            return NotImplemented
+        return self._cparts <= other._cparts
+
+    def __gt__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, PurePath) or self._flavour is not other._flavour:
+            return NotImplemented
+        return self._cparts > other._cparts
+
+    def __ge__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, PurePath) or self._flavour is not other._flavour:
+            return NotImplemented
+        return self._cparts >= other._cparts
+
+    drive = property(attrgetter('_drv'),
+                     doc="""The drive prefix (letter or UNC path), if any.""")
+
+    root = property(attrgetter('_root'),
+                    doc="""The root of the path, if any.""")
+
+    @property
+    def anchor(self):
+        """The concatenation of the drive and root, or ''."""
+        anchor = self._drv + self._root
+        return anchor
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        """The final path component, if any."""
+        parts = self._parts
+        if len(parts) == (1 if (self._drv or self._root) else 0):
+            return ''
+        return parts[-1]
+
+    @property
+    def suffix(self):
+        """The final component's last suffix, if any."""
+        name = self.name
+        i = name.rfind('.')
+        if 0 < i < len(name) - 1:
+            return name[i:]
+        else:
+            return ''
+
+    @property
+    def suffixes(self):
+        """A list of the final component's suffixes, if any."""
+        name = self.name
+        if name.endswith('.'):
+            return []
+        name = name.lstrip('.')
+        return ['.' + suffix for suffix in name.split('.')[1:]]
+
+    @property
+    def stem(self):
+        """The final path component, minus its last suffix."""
+        name = self.name
+        i = name.rfind('.')
+        if 0 < i < len(name) - 1:
+            return name[:i]
+        else:
+            return name
+
+    def with_name(self, name):
+        """Return a new path with the file name changed."""
+        if not self.name:
+            raise ValueError("%r has an empty name" % (self,))
+        return self._from_parsed_parts(self._drv, self._root,
+                                       self._parts[:-1] + [name])
+
+    def with_suffix(self, suffix):
+        """Return a new path with the file suffix changed (or added, if none)."""
+        # XXX if suffix is None, should the current suffix be removed?
+        name = self.name
+        if not name:
+            raise ValueError("%r has an empty name" % (self,))
+        old_suffix = self.suffix
+        if not old_suffix:
+            name = name + suffix
+        else:
+            name = name[:-len(old_suffix)] + suffix
+        return self._from_parsed_parts(self._drv, self._root,
+                                       self._parts[:-1] + [name])
+
+    def relative_to(self, *other):
+        """Return the relative path to another path identified by the passed
+        arguments.  If the operation is not possible (because this is not
+        a subpath of the other path), raise ValueError.
+        """
+        # For the purpose of this method, drive and root are considered
+        # separate parts, i.e.:
+        #   Path('c:/').relative_to('c:')  gives Path('/')
+        #   Path('c:/').relative_to('/')   raise ValueError
+        if not other:
+            raise TypeError("need at least one argument")
+        parts = self._parts
+        drv = self._drv
+        root = self._root
+        if drv or root:
+            if root:
+                abs_parts = [drv, root] + parts[1:]
+            else:
+                abs_parts = [drv] + parts[1:]
+        else:
+            abs_parts = parts
+        to_drv, to_root, to_parts = self._parse_args(other)
+        if to_drv or to_root:
+            if to_root:
+                to_abs_parts = [to_drv, to_root] + to_parts[1:]
+            else:
+                to_abs_parts = [to_drv] + to_parts[1:]
+        else:
+            to_abs_parts = to_parts
+        n = len(to_abs_parts)
+        if n == 0 and (drv or root) or abs_parts[:n] != to_abs_parts:
+            formatted = self._format_parsed_parts(to_drv, to_root, to_parts)
+            raise ValueError("{!r} does not start with {!r}"
+                             .format(str(self), str(formatted)))
+        return self._from_parsed_parts('', '', abs_parts[n:])
+
+    @property
+    def parts(self):
+        """An object providing sequence-like access to the
+        components in the filesystem path."""
+        # We cache the tuple to avoid building a new one each time .parts
+        # is accessed.  XXX is this necessary?
+        try:
+            return self._pparts
+        except AttributeError:
+            self._pparts = tuple(self._parts)
+            return self._pparts
+
+    def joinpath(self, *args):
+        """Combine this path with one or several arguments, and return a
+        new path representing either a subpath (if all arguments are relative
+        paths) or a totally different path (if one of the arguments is
+        anchored).
+        """
+        return self._make_child(args)
+
+    def __truediv__(self, key):
+        return self._make_child((key,))
+
+    def __rtruediv__(self, key):
+        return self._from_parts([key] + self._parts)
+
+    @property
+    def parent(self):
+        """The logical parent of the path."""
+        drv = self._drv
+        root = self._root
+        parts = self._parts
+        if len(parts) == 1 and (drv or root):
+            return self
+        return self._from_parsed_parts(drv, root, parts[:-1])
+
+    @property
+    def parents(self):
+        """A sequence of this path's logical parents."""
+        return _PathParents(self)
+
+    def is_absolute(self):
+        """True if the path is absolute (has both a root and, if applicable,
+        a drive)."""
+        if not self._root:
+            return False
+        return not self._flavour.has_drv or bool(self._drv)
+
+    def is_reserved(self):
+        """Return True if the path contains one of the special names reserved
+        by the system, if any."""
+        return self._flavour.is_reserved(self._parts)
+
+    def match(self, path_pattern):
+        """
+        Return True if this path matches the given pattern.
+        """
+        cf = self._flavour.casefold
+        path_pattern = cf(path_pattern)
+        drv, root, pat_parts = self._flavour.parse_parts((path_pattern,))
+        if not pat_parts:
+            raise ValueError("empty pattern")
+        if drv and drv != cf(self._drv):
+            return False
+        if root and root != cf(self._root):
+            return False
+        parts = self._cparts
+        if drv or root:
+            if len(pat_parts) != len(parts):
+                return False
+            pat_parts = pat_parts[1:]
+        elif len(pat_parts) > len(parts):
+            return False
+        for part, pat in zip(reversed(parts), reversed(pat_parts)):
+            if not fnmatch.fnmatchcase(part, pat):
+                return False
+        return True
+
+
+class PurePosixPath(PurePath):
+    _flavour = _posix_flavour
+    __slots__ = ()
+
+
+class PureWindowsPath(PurePath):
+    _flavour = _windows_flavour
+    __slots__ = ()
+
+
+# Filesystem-accessing classes
+
+
+class Path(PurePath):
+    __slots__ = (
+        '_accessor',
+        '_closed',
+    )
+
+    def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
+        if cls is Path:
+            cls = WindowsPath if os.name == 'nt' else PosixPath
+        self = cls._from_parts(args, init=False)
+        if not self._flavour.is_supported:
+            raise NotImplementedError("cannot instantiate %r on your system"
+                                      % (cls.__name__,))
+        self._init()
+        return self
+
+    def _init(self,
+              # Private non-constructor arguments
+              template=None,
+              ):
+        self._closed = False
+        if template is not None:
+            self._accessor = template._accessor
+        else:
+            self._accessor = _normal_accessor
+
+    def _make_child_relpath(self, part):
+        # This is an optimization used for dir walking.  `part` must be
+        # a single part relative to this path.
+        parts = self._parts + [part]
+        return self._from_parsed_parts(self._drv, self._root, parts)
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        if self._closed:
+            self._raise_closed()
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, t, v, tb):
+        self._closed = True
+
+    def _raise_closed(self):
+        raise ValueError("I/O operation on closed path")
+
+    def _opener(self, name, flags, mode=0o666):
+        # A stub for the opener argument to built-in open()
+        return self._accessor.open(self, flags, mode)
+
+    # Public API
+
+    @classmethod
+    def cwd(cls):
+        """Return a new path pointing to the current working directory
+        (as returned by os.getcwd()).
+        """
+        return cls(os.getcwd())
+
+    def iterdir(self):
+        """Iterate over the files in this directory.  Does not yield any
+        result for the special paths '.' and '..'.
+        """
+        if self._closed:
+            self._raise_closed()
+        for name in self._accessor.listdir(self):
+            if name in {'.', '..'}:
+                # Yielding a path object for these makes little sense
+                continue
+            yield self._make_child_relpath(name)
+            if self._closed:
+                self._raise_closed()
+
+    def glob(self, pattern):
+        """Iterate over this subtree and yield all existing files (of any
+        kind, including directories) matching the given pattern.
+        """
+        pattern = self._flavour.casefold(pattern)
+        drv, root, pattern_parts = self._flavour.parse_parts((pattern,))
+        if drv or root:
+            raise NotImplementedError("Non-relative patterns are unsupported")
+        selector = _make_selector(tuple(pattern_parts))
+        for p in selector.select_from(self):
+            yield p
+
+    def rglob(self, pattern):
+        """Recursively yield all existing files (of any kind, including
+        directories) matching the given pattern, anywhere in this subtree.
+        """
+        pattern = self._flavour.casefold(pattern)
+        drv, root, pattern_parts = self._flavour.parse_parts((pattern,))
+        if drv or root:
+            raise NotImplementedError("Non-relative patterns are unsupported")
+        selector = _make_selector(("**",) + tuple(pattern_parts))
+        for p in selector.select_from(self):
+            yield p
+
+    def absolute(self):
+        """Return an absolute version of this path.  This function works
+        even if the path doesn't point to anything.
+
+        No normalization is done, i.e. all '.' and '..' will be kept along.
+        Use resolve() to get the canonical path to a file.
+        """
+        # XXX untested yet!
+        if self._closed:
+            self._raise_closed()
+        if self.is_absolute():
+            return self
+        # FIXME this must defer to the specific flavour (and, under Windows,
+        # use nt._getfullpathname())
+        obj = self._from_parts([os.getcwd()] + self._parts, init=False)
+        obj._init(template=self)
+        return obj
+
+    def resolve(self):
+        """
+        Make the path absolute, resolving all symlinks on the way and also
+        normalizing it (for example turning slashes into backslashes under
+        Windows).
+        """
+        if self._closed:
+            self._raise_closed()
+        s = self._flavour.resolve(self)
+        if s is None:
+            # No symlink resolution => for consistency, raise an error if
+            # the path doesn't exist or is forbidden
+            self.stat()
+            s = str(self.absolute())
+        # Now we have no symlinks in the path, it's safe to normalize it.
+        normed = self._flavour.pathmod.normpath(s)
+        obj = self._from_parts((normed,), init=False)
+        obj._init(template=self)
+        return obj
+
+    def stat(self):
+        """
+        Return the result of the stat() system call on this path, like
+        os.stat() does.
+        """
+        return self._accessor.stat(self)
+
+    def owner(self):
+        """
+        Return the login name of the file owner.
+        """
+        import pwd
+        return pwd.getpwuid(self.stat().st_uid).pw_name
+
+    def group(self):
+        """
+        Return the group name of the file gid.
+        """
+        import grp
+        return grp.getgrgid(self.stat().st_gid).gr_name
+
+    def _raw_open(self, flags, mode=0o777):
+        """
+        Open the file pointed by this path and return a file descriptor,
+        as os.open() does.
+        """
+        if self._closed:
+            self._raise_closed()
+        return self._accessor.open(self, flags, mode)
+
+    def open(self, mode='r', buffering=-1, encoding=None,
+             errors=None, newline=None):
+        """
+        Open the file pointed by this path and return a file object, as
+        the built-in open() function does.
+        """
+        if self._closed:
+            self._raise_closed()
+        return io.open(str(self), mode, buffering, encoding, errors, newline,
+                       opener=self._opener)
+
+    def touch(self, mode=0o666, exist_ok=True):
+        """
+        Create this file with the given access mode, if it doesn't exist.
+        """
+        if self._closed:
+            self._raise_closed()
+        if exist_ok:
+            # First try to bump modification time
+            # Implementation note: GNU touch uses the UTIME_NOW option of
+            # the utimensat() / futimens() functions.
+            t = time.time()
+            try:
+                self._accessor.utime(self, (t, t))
+            except OSError:
+                # Avoid exception chaining
+                pass
+            else:
+                return
+        flags = os.O_CREAT | os.O_WRONLY
+        if not exist_ok:
+            flags |= os.O_EXCL
+        fd = self._raw_open(flags, mode)
+        os.close(fd)
+
+    def mkdir(self, mode=0o777, parents=False):
+        if self._closed:
+            self._raise_closed()
+        if not parents:
+            self._accessor.mkdir(self, mode)
+        else:
+            try:
+                self._accessor.mkdir(self, mode)
+            except OSError as e:
+                if e.errno != ENOENT:
+                    raise
+                self.parent.mkdir(mode, True)
+                self._accessor.mkdir(self, mode)
+
+    def chmod(self, mode):
+        """
+        Change the permissions of the path, like os.chmod().
+        """
+        if self._closed:
+            self._raise_closed()
+        self._accessor.chmod(self, mode)
+
+    def lchmod(self, mode):
+        """
+        Like chmod(), except if the path points to a symlink, the symlink's
+        permissions are changed, rather than its target's.
+        """
+        if self._closed:
+            self._raise_closed()
+        self._accessor.lchmod(self, mode)
+
+    def unlink(self):
+        """
+        Remove this file or link.
+        If the path is a directory, use rmdir() instead.
+        """
+        if self._closed:
+            self._raise_closed()
+        self._accessor.unlink(self)
+
+    def rmdir(self):
+        """
+        Remove this directory.  The directory must be empty.
+        """
+        if self._closed:
+            self._raise_closed()
+        self._accessor.rmdir(self)
+
+    def lstat(self):
+        """
+        Like stat(), except if the path points to a symlink, the symlink's
+        status information is returned, rather than its target's.
+        """
+        if self._closed:
+            self._raise_closed()
+        return self._accessor.lstat(self)
+
+    def rename(self, target):
+        """
+        Rename this path to the given path.
+        """
+        if self._closed:
+            self._raise_closed()
+        self._accessor.rename(self, target)
+
+    def replace(self, target):
+        """
+        Rename this path to the given path, clobbering the existing
+        destination if it exists.
+        """
+        if self._closed:
+            self._raise_closed()
+        self._accessor.replace(self, target)
+
+    def symlink_to(self, target, target_is_directory=False):
+        """
+        Make this path a symlink pointing to the given path.
+        Note the order of arguments (self, target) is the reverse of os.symlink's.
+        """
+        if self._closed:
+            self._raise_closed()
+        self._accessor.symlink(target, self, target_is_directory)
+
+    # Convenience functions for querying the stat results
+
+    def exists(self):
+        """
+        Whether this path exists.
+        """
+        try:
+            self.stat()
+        except OSError as e:
+            if e.errno != ENOENT:
+                raise
+            return False
+        return True
+
+    def is_dir(self):
+        """
+        Whether this path is a directory.
+        """
+        try:
+            return S_ISDIR(self.stat().st_mode)
+        except OSError as e:
+            if e.errno != ENOENT:
+                raise
+            # Path doesn't exist or is a broken symlink
+            # (see https://bitbucket.org/pitrou/pathlib/issue/12/)
+            return False
+
+    def is_file(self):
+        """
+        Whether this path is a regular file (also True for symlinks pointing
+        to regular files).
+        """
+        try:
+            return S_ISREG(self.stat().st_mode)
+        except OSError as e:
+            if e.errno != ENOENT:
+                raise
+            # Path doesn't exist or is a broken symlink
+            # (see https://bitbucket.org/pitrou/pathlib/issue/12/)
+            return False
+
+    def is_symlink(self):
+        """
+        Whether this path is a symbolic link.
+        """
+        try:
+            return S_ISLNK(self.lstat().st_mode)
+        except OSError as e:
+            if e.errno != ENOENT:
+                raise
+            # Path doesn't exist
+            return False
+
+    def is_block_device(self):
+        """
+        Whether this path is a block device.
+        """
+        try:
+            return S_ISBLK(self.stat().st_mode)
+        except OSError as e:
+            if e.errno != ENOENT:
+                raise
+            # Path doesn't exist or is a broken symlink
+            # (see https://bitbucket.org/pitrou/pathlib/issue/12/)
+            return False
+
+    def is_char_device(self):
+        """
+        Whether this path is a character device.
+        """
+        try:
+            return S_ISCHR(self.stat().st_mode)
+        except OSError as e:
+            if e.errno != ENOENT:
+                raise
+            # Path doesn't exist or is a broken symlink
+            # (see https://bitbucket.org/pitrou/pathlib/issue/12/)
+            return False
+
+    def is_fifo(self):
+        """
+        Whether this path is a FIFO.
+        """
+        try:
+            return S_ISFIFO(self.stat().st_mode)
+        except OSError as e:
+            if e.errno != ENOENT:
+                raise
+            # Path doesn't exist or is a broken symlink
+            # (see https://bitbucket.org/pitrou/pathlib/issue/12/)
+            return False
+
+    def is_socket(self):
+        """
+        Whether this path is a socket.
+        """
+        try:
+            return S_ISSOCK(self.stat().st_mode)
+        except OSError as e:
+            if e.errno != ENOENT:
+                raise
+            # Path doesn't exist or is a broken symlink
+            # (see https://bitbucket.org/pitrou/pathlib/issue/12/)
+            return False
+
+
+class PosixPath(Path, PurePosixPath):
+    __slots__ = ()
+
+class WindowsPath(Path, PureWindowsPath):
+    __slots__ = ()
+