{"id":1123,"date":"2023-06-10T15:57:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T10:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekpython.in\/?p=1123"},"modified":"2024-03-01T17:16:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T11:46:14","slug":"python-pathlib-module","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekpython.in\/python-pathlib-module","title":{"rendered":"High-level Path Operations Using pathlib Module In Python"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The pathlib<\/code> module is a part of Python’s standard library and allows us to interact with filesystem paths and work with files using various methods and properties on the Path<\/code> object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Getting Started With pathlib<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The most frequently used class of the pathlib<\/code> module is Path<\/code>. It is better to kick off with the Path<\/code> class if we are using this module for the first time or not sure which class to use for our task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

# Importing Path class from pathlib\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\n# Instantiating the Path\npath = Path(__file__)\nprint(path)<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
In the above example, first, we imported the Path<\/code> class from the pathlib<\/code> module and then instantiated the Path<\/code> with __file__<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This returns the absolute path to the current file, main.py<\/code>, on which we are working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D:\\SACHIN\\Pycharm\\pathlib_module\\main.py<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
The Path<\/code> class instantiates the file’s concrete path for the operating system on which the user is working. Because we’re using Windows, we’ll get the following output if we print the type of path<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
print(type(path))\n\n----------\n<class 'pathlib.WindowsPath'><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Before we get into the methods and properties of Path<\/code>, it’s important to understand that the Path<\/code> classes are divided into pure paths<\/em><\/strong> and concrete paths<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Pure<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>Pure Paths<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Pure paths enable us to manipulate the file paths of another operating system, such as manipulating the Windows path on a Unix machine or vice versa without accessing the operating system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pure paths only support computational operations and do not support I\/O operations such as reading, writing, or manipulating files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>Pathlib’s PurePath<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
PurePath<\/code> is a class that is used to perform various operations on the path object. Consider the example below, in which we instantiate the PurePath()<\/code> class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
# Importing PurePath class from pathlib\nfrom pathlib import PurePath\n\npath = PurePath('main.py')\nprint(path)\nprint(type(path))\n\n----------\nmain.py\n<class 'pathlib.PureWindowsPath'><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
We got the PureWindowsPath()<\/code> path when we ran the above code because we are on a Windows machine, if we were on a non-Windows machine, we would get the PurePosixPath()<\/code> path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The PurePath()<\/code> has two subclasses, which are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n