From: Bartosz Sławecki <bartosz@ilikepython.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 19:36:47 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: gh-142972: Document arbitrary ordering in `Path.glob` and `Path.rglob` (GH-143025)
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gh-142972: Document arbitrary ordering in `Path.glob` and `Path.rglob` (GH-143025)
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diff --git a/Doc/library/pathlib.rst b/Doc/library/pathlib.rst
index 79e0b7f09eaa..1575de6c6f59 100644
--- a/Doc/library/pathlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/pathlib.rst
@@ -1331,6 +1331,10 @@ Reading directories
        PosixPath('setup.py'),
        PosixPath('test_pathlib.py')]
 
+   .. note::
+      The paths are returned in no particular order.
+      If you need a specific order, sort the results.
+
    .. seealso::
       :ref:`pathlib-pattern-language` documentation.
 
@@ -1365,6 +1369,10 @@ Reading directories
    Glob the given relative *pattern* recursively.  This is like calling
    :func:`Path.glob` with "``**/``" added in front of the *pattern*.
 
+   .. note::
+      The paths are returned in no particular order.
+      If you need a specific order, sort the results.
+
    .. seealso::
       :ref:`pathlib-pattern-language` and :meth:`Path.glob` documentation.