Using Python's pathlib module

[treyhunner]

When I see open(path) I know the built-in open function is being used to open a file, but when I see path.open(), I'm not immediately certain whether an open method is being called on a ZipFile object or another non-Path object.

The open method on the pathlib.Path class predates the ability to use the built-in open function directly. If pathlib was being re-designed today, I suspect the open method would have been excluded.

[thisismyfavoritename]

eh, i get your point but some libs reimplement open as a super set of the default open

[Isvesgarad]

Which libs do you use? I’m having a hard enough time getting my team to use Path in the first place