Pathlib Mate (pathlib-mate) is a Python library that extends and enhances the standard `pathlib` module, providing more powerful and user-friendly methods and attributes for path manipulation. It offers convenient attribute accessors for path components, advanced file and directory search capabilities, and utility methods for common file operations. The library is actively maintained, with releases occurring infrequently, the latest being in January 2024.
pip install pathlib-mateVerified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.
This quickstart demonstrates how to create a `Path` object from `pathlib-mate`, access its extended attributes like `abspath`, `basename`, `fname`, and `ext`, and perform powerful search operations using methods like `select_by_ext`. It creates and cleans up a temporary directory and files to illustrate functionality.
Ensure your import statement explicitly references `pathlib_mate`: `from pathlib_mate import Path`.
Pass `Path` objects directly to functions whenever possible. Only convert to `str()` when interacting with older libraries that explicitly do not support `os.PathLike` objects.
Review `pathlib-mate`'s documentation for enhanced file manipulation methods like `moveto()`, `copyto()`, and specialized `select_*()` methods, which often offer more control or simplified usage compared to their standard `pathlib` counterparts.
Profile your code if performance is a concern. If `pathlib-mate` operations are identified as a bottleneck in extreme scenarios, consider low-level `os.path` functions for that specific, optimized section, though this is rarely necessary.
Install the library using pip: `pip install pathlib-mate`
Rename any custom files named `pathlib.py` or `pathlib_mate.py` to avoid name collisions with the installed library.
Ensure that you are correctly importing `Path` from `pathlib_mate` using `from pathlib_mate import Path` and that no other `Path` class from a different library is accidentally shadowing it.
Verify the exact path, ensure the file/directory exists, and confirm that your script's current working directory is as expected, especially when using relative paths. Use `Path.cwd()` to check the current directory if necessary.