^^^^^^^
Concrete paths provide the following methods in addition to pure paths
-methods. Many of these methods can raise an :exc:`OSError` if a system
+methods. Some of these methods can raise an :exc:`OSError` if a system
call fails (for example because the path doesn't exist).
.. versionchanged:: 3.8
instead of raising an exception for paths that contain characters
unrepresentable at the OS level.
+.. versionchanged:: 3.14
+
+ The methods given above now return ``False`` instead of raising any
+ :exc:`OSError` exception from the operating system. In previous versions,
+ some kinds of :exc:`OSError` exception are raised, and others suppressed.
+ The new behaviour is consistent with :func:`os.path.exists`,
+ :func:`os.path.isdir`, etc. Use :meth:`~Path.stat` to retrieve the file
+ status without suppressing exceptions.
+
.. classmethod:: Path.cwd()
.. method:: Path.exists(*, follow_symlinks=True)
Return ``True`` if the path points to an existing file or directory.
+ ``False`` will be returned if the path is invalid, inaccessible or missing.
+ Use :meth:`Path.stat` to distinguish between these cases.
This method normally follows symlinks; to check if a symlink exists, add
the argument ``follow_symlinks=False``.
.. method:: Path.is_dir(*, follow_symlinks=True)
- Return ``True`` if the path points to a directory, ``False`` if it points
- to another kind of file.
-
- ``False`` is also returned if the path doesn't exist or is a broken symlink;
- other errors (such as permission errors) are propagated.
+ Return ``True`` if the path points to a directory. ``False`` will be
+ returned if the path is invalid, inaccessible or missing, or if it points
+ to something other than a directory. Use :meth:`Path.stat` to distinguish
+ between these cases.
This method normally follows symlinks; to exclude symlinks to directories,
add the argument ``follow_symlinks=False``.
.. method:: Path.is_file(*, follow_symlinks=True)
- Return ``True`` if the path points to a regular file, ``False`` if it
- points to another kind of file.
-
- ``False`` is also returned if the path doesn't exist or is a broken symlink;
- other errors (such as permission errors) are propagated.
+ Return ``True`` if the path points to a regular file. ``False`` will be
+ returned if the path is invalid, inaccessible or missing, or if it points
+ to something other than a regular file. Use :meth:`Path.stat` to
+ distinguish between these cases.
This method normally follows symlinks; to exclude symlinks, add the
argument ``follow_symlinks=False``.
.. method:: Path.is_symlink()
- Return ``True`` if the path points to a symbolic link, ``False`` otherwise.
-
- ``False`` is also returned if the path doesn't exist; other errors (such
- as permission errors) are propagated.
+ Return ``True`` if the path points to a symbolic link, even if that symlink
+ is broken. ``False`` will be returned if the path is invalid, inaccessible
+ or missing, or if it points to something other than a symbolic link. Use
+ :meth:`Path.stat` to distinguish between these cases.
.. method:: Path.is_socket()
- Return ``True`` if the path points to a Unix socket (or a symbolic link
- pointing to a Unix socket), ``False`` if it points to another kind of file.
-
- ``False`` is also returned if the path doesn't exist or is a broken symlink;
- other errors (such as permission errors) are propagated.
+ Return ``True`` if the path points to a Unix socket. ``False`` will be
+ returned if the path is invalid, inaccessible or missing, or if it points
+ to something other than a Unix socket. Use :meth:`Path.stat` to
+ distinguish between these cases.
.. method:: Path.is_fifo()
- Return ``True`` if the path points to a FIFO (or a symbolic link
- pointing to a FIFO), ``False`` if it points to another kind of file.
-
- ``False`` is also returned if the path doesn't exist or is a broken symlink;
- other errors (such as permission errors) are propagated.
+ Return ``True`` if the path points to a FIFO. ``False`` will be returned if
+ the path is invalid, inaccessible or missing, or if it points to something
+ other than a FIFO. Use :meth:`Path.stat` to distinguish between these
+ cases.
.. method:: Path.is_block_device()
- Return ``True`` if the path points to a block device (or a symbolic link
- pointing to a block device), ``False`` if it points to another kind of file.
-
- ``False`` is also returned if the path doesn't exist or is a broken symlink;
- other errors (such as permission errors) are propagated.
+ Return ``True`` if the path points to a block device. ``False`` will be
+ returned if the path is invalid, inaccessible or missing, or if it points
+ to something other than a block device. Use :meth:`Path.stat` to
+ distinguish between these cases.
.. method:: Path.is_char_device()
- Return ``True`` if the path points to a character device (or a symbolic link
- pointing to a character device), ``False`` if it points to another kind of file.
-
- ``False`` is also returned if the path doesn't exist or is a broken symlink;
- other errors (such as permission errors) are propagated.
+ Return ``True`` if the path points to a character device. ``False`` will be
+ returned if the path is invalid, inaccessible or missing, or if it points
+ to something other than a character device. Use :meth:`Path.stat` to
+ distinguish between these cases.
.. method:: Path.iterdir()
# Low-level methods
- lstat = operator.methodcaller('lstat')
+ lexists = operator.methodcaller('exists', follow_symlinks=False)
add_slash = operator.methodcaller('joinpath', '')
@staticmethod
# Optimization: this path is already known to exist, e.g. because
# it was returned from os.scandir(), so we skip calling lstat().
yield path
- else:
- try:
- self.lstat(path)
- yield path
- except OSError:
- pass
+ elif self.lexists(path):
+ yield path
@classmethod
def walk(cls, root, top_down, on_error, follow_symlinks):
class _StringGlobber(_Globber):
- lstat = staticmethod(os.lstat)
+ lexists = staticmethod(os.path.lexists)
scandir = staticmethod(os.scandir)
parse_entry = operator.attrgetter('path')
concat_path = operator.add
import functools
from glob import _Globber, _no_recurse_symlinks
-from errno import ENOENT, ENOTDIR, EBADF, ELOOP, EINVAL
+from errno import ENOTDIR, ELOOP
from stat import S_ISDIR, S_ISLNK, S_ISREG, S_ISSOCK, S_ISBLK, S_ISCHR, S_ISFIFO
__all__ = ["UnsupportedOperation"]
-#
-# Internals
-#
-
-_WINERROR_NOT_READY = 21 # drive exists but is not accessible
-_WINERROR_INVALID_NAME = 123 # fix for bpo-35306
-_WINERROR_CANT_RESOLVE_FILENAME = 1921 # broken symlink pointing to itself
-
-# EBADF - guard against macOS `stat` throwing EBADF
-_IGNORED_ERRNOS = (ENOENT, ENOTDIR, EBADF, ELOOP)
-
-_IGNORED_WINERRORS = (
- _WINERROR_NOT_READY,
- _WINERROR_INVALID_NAME,
- _WINERROR_CANT_RESOLVE_FILENAME)
-
-def _ignore_error(exception):
- return (getattr(exception, 'errno', None) in _IGNORED_ERRNOS or
- getattr(exception, 'winerror', None) in _IGNORED_WINERRORS)
-
@functools.cache
def _is_case_sensitive(parser):
"""
try:
self.stat(follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks)
- except OSError as e:
- if not _ignore_error(e):
- raise
- return False
- except ValueError:
- # Non-encodable path
+ except (OSError, ValueError):
return False
return True
"""
try:
return S_ISDIR(self.stat(follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks).st_mode)
- except OSError as e:
- if not _ignore_error(e):
- raise
- # Path doesn't exist or is a broken symlink
- # (see http://web.archive.org/web/20200623061726/https://bitbucket.org/pitrou/pathlib/issues/12/ )
- return False
- except ValueError:
- # Non-encodable path
+ except (OSError, ValueError):
return False
def is_file(self, *, follow_symlinks=True):
"""
try:
return S_ISREG(self.stat(follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks).st_mode)
- except OSError as e:
- if not _ignore_error(e):
- raise
- # Path doesn't exist or is a broken symlink
- # (see http://web.archive.org/web/20200623061726/https://bitbucket.org/pitrou/pathlib/issues/12/ )
- return False
- except ValueError:
- # Non-encodable path
+ except (OSError, ValueError):
return False
def is_mount(self):
"""
try:
return S_ISLNK(self.lstat().st_mode)
- except OSError as e:
- if not _ignore_error(e):
- raise
- # Path doesn't exist
- return False
- except ValueError:
- # Non-encodable path
+ except (OSError, ValueError):
return False
def is_junction(self):
"""
try:
return S_ISBLK(self.stat().st_mode)
- except OSError as e:
- if not _ignore_error(e):
- raise
- # Path doesn't exist or is a broken symlink
- # (see http://web.archive.org/web/20200623061726/https://bitbucket.org/pitrou/pathlib/issues/12/ )
- return False
- except ValueError:
- # Non-encodable path
+ except (OSError, ValueError):
return False
def is_char_device(self):
"""
try:
return S_ISCHR(self.stat().st_mode)
- except OSError as e:
- if not _ignore_error(e):
- raise
- # Path doesn't exist or is a broken symlink
- # (see http://web.archive.org/web/20200623061726/https://bitbucket.org/pitrou/pathlib/issues/12/ )
- return False
- except ValueError:
- # Non-encodable path
+ except (OSError, ValueError):
return False
def is_fifo(self):
"""
try:
return S_ISFIFO(self.stat().st_mode)
- except OSError as e:
- if not _ignore_error(e):
- raise
- # Path doesn't exist or is a broken symlink
- # (see http://web.archive.org/web/20200623061726/https://bitbucket.org/pitrou/pathlib/issues/12/ )
- return False
- except ValueError:
- # Non-encodable path
+ except (OSError, ValueError):
return False
def is_socket(self):
"""
try:
return S_ISSOCK(self.stat().st_mode)
- except OSError as e:
- if not _ignore_error(e):
- raise
- # Path doesn't exist or is a broken symlink
- # (see http://web.archive.org/web/20200623061726/https://bitbucket.org/pitrou/pathlib/issues/12/ )
- return False
- except ValueError:
- # Non-encodable path
+ except (OSError, ValueError):
return False
def samefile(self, other_path):
"""
return os.stat(self, follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks)
+ def exists(self, *, follow_symlinks=True):
+ """
+ Whether this path exists.
+
+ This method normally follows symlinks; to check whether a symlink exists,
+ add the argument follow_symlinks=False.
+ """
+ if follow_symlinks:
+ return os.path.exists(self)
+ return os.path.lexists(self)
+
+ def is_dir(self, *, follow_symlinks=True):
+ """
+ Whether this path is a directory.
+ """
+ if follow_symlinks:
+ return os.path.isdir(self)
+ return PathBase.is_dir(self, follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks)
+
+ def is_file(self, *, follow_symlinks=True):
+ """
+ Whether this path is a regular file (also True for symlinks pointing
+ to regular files).
+ """
+ if follow_symlinks:
+ return os.path.isfile(self)
+ return PathBase.is_file(self, follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks)
+
def is_mount(self):
"""
Check if this path is a mount point
"""
return os.path.ismount(self)
+ def is_symlink(self):
+ """
+ Whether this path is a symbolic link.
+ """
+ return os.path.islink(self)
+
def is_junction(self):
"""
Whether this path is a junction.
--- /dev/null
+Suppress all :exc:`OSError` exceptions from :meth:`pathlib.Path.exists` and
+``is_*()`` methods, rather than a selection of more common errors. The new
+behaviour is consistent with :func:`os.path.exists`, :func:`os.path.isdir`,
+etc. Use :meth:`Path.stat` to retrieve the file status without suppressing
+exceptions.