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[3.14] gh-150880: Clarify DirEntry.path construction semantics (GH-153218) #153220

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14 changes: 10 additions & 4 deletions Doc/library/os.rst
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.. attribute:: path

The entry's full path name: equivalent to ``os.path.join(scandir_path,
entry.name)`` where *scandir_path* is the :func:`scandir` *path*
argument. The path is only absolute if the :func:`scandir` *path*
argument was absolute. If the :func:`scandir` *path*
The entry's path name: equivalent to ``os.path.join(scandir_path,
entry.name)`` where *scandir_path* is the original :func:`scandir`
*path* argument. Apart from the filename, the path preserves the
original :func:`scandir` argument. If the :func:`scandir` *path*
argument was relative, the :attr:`path` attribute is also relative.
Changing the current working directory after creating the
:func:`scandir` iterator may cause later uses of :attr:`path` to resolve
differently. On some platforms, the constructed path may not be valid
if the original :func:`scandir` argument was usable for enumeration but
not for joining with the entry name. If the :func:`scandir` *path*
argument was a :ref:`file descriptor <path_fd>`, the :attr:`path`
attribute is the same as the :attr:`name` attribute.

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