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Python Python for File Systems Navigation Creating Paths

Hara Gopal K
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windows purepath

why windows return forward slash instead of backward slash with purepath?

PureWindowsPath('C:/example/kitty.jpg')

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Stephen Cole
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Stephen Cole
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Windows paths use forward slashes because of a design choice from years (decades) ago at Microsoft.

Purepath is a "generic class" that represents the OS flavor. Depending on where you instantiate it, it will create either a PurePosixPath or a PureWindowsPath.

Reference the docs for more information.

justlevy
justlevy
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justlevy
justlevy
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I found this StackOverflow discussion interesting: forward slash vs backward slash - Difference between forward slash (/) and backslash () in file path.