On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 at 13:54 Sven R. Kunze <srku...@mail.de> wrote: > On 06.04.2016 22:28, Brett Cannon wrote: > > On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 at 13:20 Sven R. Kunze < <srku...@mail.de> > srku...@mail.de> wrote: > > >> What about >> >> __file_path__ >> > > Can be a directory as well (and you could argue semantics of file system > inodes, beginners won't know the subtlety and/or wonder where __dir_path__ > is). > > > Good point. > > Well, then __fspath__ for me. > > > I knew instantly what it means especially considering btrfs, ntfs, xfs, > zfs, etc. > > Furthermore, we MIGHT later want some URI support, so I don't know off the > top of my head if there's a difference between __fspath__ and __urlpath__ > but better separate it now. Later we can re-merge then if necessary. >
There's a difference as a URL represents something different than a file system path (URI doesn't necessarily). Plus the serialized format would be different, etc.
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