Guix

The goal of pathlib2 is to provide a backport of standard pathlib module which tracks the standard library module, so all the newest features of the standard pathlib can be used also on older Python versions.

Pathlib offers a set of classes to handle file system paths. It offers the following advantages over using string objects:

1. No more cumbersome use of os and os.path functions. Everything can be done easily through operators, attribute accesses, and method calls.

2. Embodies the semantics of different path types. For example, comparing Windows paths ignores casing.

3. Well-defined semantics, eliminating any inconsistencies or ambiguities (forward vs. backward slashes, etc.).