On 25 Nov 2013 09:14, "Ben Hoyt" <benh...@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 > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/ncoghlan%40gmail.com
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