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diff --git a/gnu/packages/python.scm b/gnu/packages/python.scm index b2b906704f..cff82fa198 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/python.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/python.scm @@ -8349,3 +8349,37 @@ library.") (package (inherit responses) (native-inputs `(("python2-setuptools" ,python2-setuptools) ,@(package-native-inputs responses)))))) + +(define-public python-pathlib + (package + (name "python-pathlib") + (version "1.0.1") + (source (origin + (method url-fetch) + (uri (pypi-uri "pathlib" version)) + (sha256 + (base32 + "17zajiw4mjbkkv6ahp3xf025qglkj0805m9s41c45zryzj6p2h39")))) + (build-system python-build-system) + (arguments + `(#:phases + (modify-phases %standard-phases + (replace 'check + (lambda _ (zero? (system* "python" "./test_pathlib.py"))))))) + (home-page "https://pathlib.readthedocs.org/") + (synopsis "Object-oriented filesystem paths") + (description "Pathlib offers a set of classes to handle filesystem paths. +It offers the following advantages over using string objects: + +@enumerate +@item No more cumbersome use of os and os.path functions. Everything can +be done easily through operators, attribute accesses, and method calls. +@item Embodies the semantics of different path types. For example, +comparing Windows paths ignores casing. +@item Well-defined semantics, eliminating any inconsistencies or +ambiguities (forward vs. backward slashes, etc.). +@end enumerate\n") + (license license:expat))) + +(define-public python2-pathlib + (package-with-python2 python-pathlib)) |