pathlib.Path syntax not supported?
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Description
Some functions crash when trying to use pathlib.Path-like syntax. Is this intentional (e.g. s3fs does not intend to support pathlib.Path, only str, or is this a bug?
pathlib is for many libraries now the default way to handle paths, since it has a lot of benefits over plain strings.
An example of a function that crashes when providing a pathlib.PurePosixPath is the ._rm functionality.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the crash in the ._rm functionality with a pathlib.PurePosixPath, then trace how that path value is handled. Determine whether pathlib paths are intended to be accepted, and make the supported behavior for this example clear and verifiable.
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- Tech stack
- python
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- cloud
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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