Can't import pathlib

Question

Whenever I write:

import pathlib 

or

from pathlib import path 

I got this:

ImportError: No module named pathlib

I tried also naming it os.path.

I'm on Python 2.7.14

Is pathlib in Python 2 or only in 3? If it's not available, what else can I use?

Solution 1

Read the docs:

11.1. pathlib — Object-oriented filesystem paths

New in version 3.4.

While a very small number of things released after 3.1 made it back to 2.7, the fact that no pathlib docs exist in the Python 2 docs should be a giveaway.

The os.path module does exist in every version, so import os.path should work just fine.

Solution 2

You may install library pathlib2 by the following command:

pip install pathlib2

After that, your import should work:

import pathlib2 as pathlib

If you want to use just standard modules, usage of os.path is also possible, but it has another functions and working differently.

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