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[Python-Dev] PEP 428 - pathlib API questions

Nick Coghlan ncoghlan at gmail.com
Mon Nov 25 00:35:29 CET 2013 
On 25 Nov 2013 09:14, "Ben Hoyt" <benhoyt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> 4) Is path_obj.glob() recursive? In the PEP it looks like it is if the
> >> pattern starts with '**',
> >
> >
> > I don't think it has to *start* with **. Rather, the ** is
> > a pattern that can span directory separators. It's not a
> > flag that applies to the whole thing -- a pattern could have
> > a * in one place and a ** in another.
>
> Oh okay, that makes more sense. It definitely needs more thorough
> documentation in that case. I would still prefer the simpler and more
> explicit rglob() / recursive=True rather than pattern new syntax, but
> I don't feel as strongly anymore.

Using "**" for directory spanning globs is also another case of us
borrowing a reasonably common idiom from *nix systems that may not be
familiar to Windows users.

Cheers,
Nick.

>
> -Ben
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