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diff --git a/Doc/library/pathlib.rst b/Doc/library/pathlib.rst index 2f06544..29298c7 100644 --- a/Doc/library/pathlib.rst +++ b/Doc/library/pathlib.rst @@ -365,6 +365,23 @@ Pure paths provide the following methods and properties: '' +.. data:: PurePath.path + + A string representing the full path:: + + >>> PurePosixPath('my/library/setup.py').path + 'my/library/setup.py' + + This always returns the same value as ``str(p)``; it is included to + serve as a one-off protocol. Code that wants to support both + strings and ``pathlib.Path`` objects as filenames can write + ``arg = getattr(arg, 'path', arg)`` to get the path as a string. + This can then be passed to various system calls or library + functions that expect a string. Unlike the alternative + ``arg = str(arg)``, this will still raise an exception if an object + of some other type is given by accident. + + .. data:: PurePath.suffix The file extension of the final component, if any:: |