jaraco / jaraco/path

Maximize compatibility with `pathlib.Path`

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Description

This project does aspire to align with pathlib where possible, so it should probably do the same (and probably implement `iterdir` at the same time, if it's not present already).

_Originally posted by @jaraco in https://github.com/jaraco/path/issues/212#issuecomment-1623882608_

Here some other methods that are worth considering:
```python
set(vars(pathlib.Path)) - set(vars(path.Path))
Out[9]:
{'__slots__',
'_make_child_relpath',
'_scandir',
'absolute',
'cwd',
'group',
'hardlink_to',
'home',
'is_block_device',
'is_char_device',
'is_dir',
'is_fifo',
'is_file',
'is_mount',
'is_socket',
'is_symlink',
'iterdir',
'lchmod',
'link_to',
'replace',
'resolve',
'rglob',
'symlink_to'}
```

- [x] absolute
- [x] cwd
- [x] group
- [x] hardlink_to
- [x] home
- [ ] is_block_device
- [ ] is_char_device
- [x] is_dir
- [ ] is_fifo
- [x] is_file
- [ ] is_mount
- [ ] is_socket
- [ ] is_symlink
- [x] iterdir
- [ ] lchmod
- [x] ~link_to~
- [ ] owner
- [x] replace
- [ ] resolve
- [ ] rglob
- [x] suffix
- [x] symlink_to
- [x] with_stem
- [x] with_name

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Research direction

Start by comparing the methods listed from pathlib.Path with those available on path.Path, then review the unchecked compatibility items and any existing implementations. Define which remaining methods are in scope and verify that each selected method matches pathlib behavior before considering the issue complete.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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