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Pathlib

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NOTE

Available from version 3.4.

Usage ​

python
from pathlib import Path

Create a Path variable:

python
path = Path('/home/suguri/file.txt')
str(path)  # '/home/suguri/file.txt'

Path manipulation ​

python
path.parent    # PosixPath('/home/suguri')
path.stem      # file
path.suffix    # .txt

path1 / path2  # Same as os.path.join(path1, path2)

File manipulation ​

Read or write to file

python
with Path.open(path, 'w') as myfile:
    myfile.write('content')

Create empty file (similar to touch)

python
with Path.open(path, 'a'):
    os.utime(path, None)

Iterate directory ​

python
for node in Path('.').iterdir():
    if node.is_dir():
        pass
    if node.is_file():
        pass

Delete file ​

python
path.unlink()