pathlib.Path vs. os.path.join in Python
Apr 15
When I need to define a file system path in my script, I use os.path.join to guarantee that the path will be consistent on different file systems:
from os import path
path_1 = path.join("/home", "test", "test.txt")
I also know that there is the pathlib module that basically does the same:
from pathlib import Path
path_2 = Path("/home") / "test" / "test.txt"
What is the difference between these two ways to handle paths? Which one is better?
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Accepted answer · original discussion
Oct 18
pathlib is the more modern way since Python 3.4. The documentation for pathlib says that "For low-level path manipulation on strings, you can also use the os.path module."
It doesn't make much difference for joining paths, but other path commands are more convenient with pathlib compared to os.path. For example, to get the "stem" (filename without extension):
os.path: splitext(basename(path))[0]
pathlib: path.stem
Also, you can use the same type of syntax (commas instead of slashes) to join paths with pathlib as well:
path_2 = Path("/home", "test", "test.txt")
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path_2 = Path("home", "test", "test.txt") and forget about the slashJun 1