(1) I think the "built-in" should instead be a module-level function in the pathlib. If you aren't already expecting pathlib paths, then you're just expecting strings to work anyhow, and a builtin isn't likely to be helpful.
(2) I prefer that the function be explicit about the fact that it is downcasting the representation to a string. e.g., pathlib.path_as_string(my_path) But if the final result is ospath or fspath or ... I won't fight too hard, particularly since the output may be a bytestring rather than a str. -jJ _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com