On Oct 29, 2019, at 09:05, Paul Moore <p.f.mo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've never had the
> need for a `with_stem` method. Do you have a real-life use case (as
> opposed to just wanting it for completeness)?
I have a real-life use case, which I’ll simplify here:
def safe_create(path):
try:
return open(path, 'x')
except FileExistsError:
for i in itertools.count(1):
path2 = path.with_stem(f"{path.stem} ({i})")
try:
return open(path2, 'x')
except FileExistsError:
pass
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