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Diffstat (limited to 'Lib/pathlib.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | Lib/pathlib.py | 19 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/pathlib.py b/Lib/pathlib.py index babc443dd3..147be2ff0d 100644 --- a/Lib/pathlib.py +++ b/Lib/pathlib.py @@ -1366,17 +1366,26 @@ class Path(PurePath): def rename(self, target): """ - Rename this path to the given path, - and return a new Path instance pointing to the given path. + Rename this path to the target path. + + The target path may be absolute or relative. Relative paths are + interpreted relative to the current working directory, *not* the + directory of the Path object. + + Returns the new Path instance pointing to the target path. """ self._accessor.rename(self, target) return self.__class__(target) def replace(self, target): """ - Rename this path to the given path, clobbering the existing - destination if it exists, and return a new Path instance - pointing to the given path. + Rename this path to the target path, overwriting if that path exists. + + The target path may be absolute or relative. Relative paths are + interpreted relative to the current working directory, *not* the + directory of the Path object. + + Returns the new Path instance pointing to the target path. """ self._accessor.replace(self, target) return self.__class__(target) |