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Pathlib Cheat Sheet

Path File/Folder information Utility functions


Path objects convert to either .group()† .chmod(mode)†
PosixPath or WindowsPath, .lstat()† .expanduser()†: New in 3.5
depending on the system it’s being used. .owner()† .lchmod(mode)†
You will probably import and use Path .stat()† .link_to(target)†
most of the time. .mkdir(mode=0o777, parents=False, exist_ok=False)†
Properties .open(mode=’r’, buffering=-1, encoding=None,
Path Creation errors=None, newline=None)†
.anchor .read_bytes()†: New in 3.5
Path.cwd()† .drive
Path.home()†: New in 3.5 .read_text(encoding=None, errors=None)†: New in 3.5
.name
Path(*pathsegments) .readlink()†: New in 3.9
.parent
.parents .rename(target)†
.parts .replace(target)†
Combining
.root .resolve(strict=False)†: New in 3.6: The strict argument (pre-3.6 behavior is strict).
.joinpath(*other) .stem .rmdir()†
path / *other .suffix .symlink_to(target, target_is_directory=False)†
.suffixes .touch(mode=0o666, exist_ok=True)†
Conversion .unlink(missing_ok=False)†
Boolean methods .write_bytes(data)†: New in 3.5
.as_posix() .write_text(data, encoding=None, errors=None)†: New in 3.5
.as_uri() .exists()†
.relative_to(*other) .is_absolute() Learn more at https://docs.python.org/3/library/pathlib.html
.with_name(name) .is_block_device()†
.with_stem(stem): New in 3.9 .is_char_device()†
.with_suffix(suffix) .is_dir()†
.is_fifo()†
File/Folder iteration .is_file()
.is_mount()†: New in 3.7
.iterdir()† .is_reserved()
.glob(pattern)† .is_relative_to(*other): New in 3.9
.rglob(pattern)† .is_socket()†
.is_symlink()†
.match(glob_pattern)
.samefile(other_path)†: New in 3.5

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Pure paths do not interact with the operating system and do not have this method. everydaysuperpowers.dev

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