path

A structure representing a file to be used inside a repository.

Members

• basename
• dirname
• exists
• get_child
• readdir
• realpath

basename

string path.basename

A string giving the basename of the file.

dirname

path path.dirname

The parent directory of this file, or None if this file does not have a parent. May return None.

exists

bool path.exists

Returns true if the file denoted by this path exists.

get_child

path path.get_child(*relative_paths)

Returns the path obtained by joining this path with the given relative paths.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
relative_paths	required Zero or more relative path strings to append to this path with path separatorsadded as needed.

readdir

list path.readdir()

The list of entries in the directory denoted by this path.

realpath

path path.realpath

Returns the canonical path for this path by repeatedly replacing all symbolic links with their referents.