RadioAstronomySoftwareGroup / RadioAstronomySoftwareGroup/pyuvdata

Use pathlib.Path throughout the code base rather than os.path

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technical debt
Dominant language
Python
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Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

Came up again in #1328

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the related issue #1328 and inspecting the repository for uses of os.path. The issue does not name files, tests, or a bounded scope; done would require replacing os.path throughout the code base with pathlib.Path and verifying the project still works.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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