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bpo-40358: add strict param to pathlib.PurePath.relative_to
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21 changes: 17 additions & 4 deletions Doc/library/pathlib.rst
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Expand Up @@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ Pure paths provide the following methods and properties:
True


.. method:: PurePath.relative_to(*other)
.. method:: PurePath.relative_to(*other, strict=True)

Compute a version of this path relative to the path represented by
*other*. If it's impossible, ValueError is raised::
Expand All @@ -549,12 +549,25 @@ Pure paths provide the following methods and properties:
>>> p.relative_to('/usr')
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "pathlib.py", line 694, in relative_to
.format(str(self), str(formatted)))
ValueError: '/etc/passwd' is not in the subpath of '/usr' OR one path is relative and the other absolute.
File "pathlib.py", line 941, in relative_to
raise ValueError(error_message.format(str(self), str(formatted)))
ValueError: '/etc/passwd' is not in the subpath of '/usr' OR one path is relative and the other is absolute.
>>> p.relative_to('/usr', strict=False)
PurePosixPath('../etc/passwd')
>>> p.relative_to('foo', strict=False)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "pathlib.py", line 941, in relative_to
raise ValueError(error_message.format(str(self), str(formatted)))
ValueError: '/etc/passwd' is not on the same drive as 'foo' OR one path is relative and the other is absolute.

If the path doesn't start with *other* and *strict* is ``True``, :exc:`ValueError` is raised. If *strict* is ``False`` and one path is relative and the other is absolute or if they reference different drives :exc:`ValueError` is raised.
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I think the key difference should be spelled out in terms of whether adding .. entries is allowed. How about something like this?

In strict mode (the default), the path must start with *other*. In non-strict 
mode, ``..`` entries may be added to form the relative path. In all other 
cases, such as the paths referencing different drives, :exe:`ValueError` is 
raised.

.. warning::
    Non-strict mode assumes that no symlinks are present in the path; you 
    should call :meth:`~Path.resolve` first to ensure this.


NOTE: This function is part of :class:`PurePath` and works with strings. It does not check or access the underlying file structure.

.. versionadded:: 3.10
The *strict* argument (pre-3.10 behavior is strict).
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.. method:: PurePath.with_name(name)

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30 changes: 22 additions & 8 deletions Lib/pathlib.py
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Expand Up @@ -895,10 +895,10 @@ def with_suffix(self, suffix):
return self._from_parsed_parts(self._drv, self._root,
self._parts[:-1] + [name])

def relative_to(self, *other):
def relative_to(self, *other, strict=True):
"""Return the relative path to another path identified by the passed
arguments. If the operation is not possible (because this is not
a subpath of the other path), raise ValueError.
related to the other path), raise ValueError.
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"""
# For the purpose of this method, drive and root are considered
# separate parts, i.e.:
Expand All @@ -920,13 +920,27 @@ def relative_to(self, *other):
to_abs_parts = to_parts
n = len(to_abs_parts)
cf = self._flavour.casefold_parts
if (root or drv) if n == 0 else cf(abs_parts[:n]) != cf(to_abs_parts):
common = 0
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for p, tp in zip(cf(abs_parts), cf(to_abs_parts)):
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if p != tp:
break
common += 1
if strict:
failure = (root or drv) if n == 0 else common != n
error_message = "{!r} is not in the subpath of {!r}"
up_parts = []
else:
failure = root != to_root
if drv or to_drv:
failure = cf([drv]) != cf([to_drv]) or (failure and n > 1)
error_message = "{!r} is not on the same drive as {!r}"
up_parts = (n-common)*['..']
error_message += " OR one path is relative and the other is absolute."
if failure:
formatted = self._format_parsed_parts(to_drv, to_root, to_parts)
raise ValueError("{!r} is not in the subpath of {!r}"
" OR one path is relative and the other is absolute."
.format(str(self), str(formatted)))
return self._from_parsed_parts('', root if n == 1 else '',
abs_parts[n:])
raise ValueError(error_message.format(str(self), str(formatted)))
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return self._from_parsed_parts('', root if common == 1 else '',
up_parts+abs_parts[common:])
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def is_relative_to(self, *other):
"""Return True if the path is relative to another path or False.
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Expand Up @@ -613,13 +613,29 @@ def test_relative_to_common(self):
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('a/'), P('b'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('a/b')), P())
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('a/b'), P())
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P(), strict=False), P('a/b'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('', strict=False), P('a/b'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('a'), strict=False), P('b'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('a', strict=False), P('b'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('a/', strict=False), P('b'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('a/b'), strict=False), P())
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('a/b', strict=False), P())
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('a/c'), strict=False), P('../b'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('a/c', strict=False), P('../b'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('a/b/c'), strict=False), P('..'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('a/b/c', strict=False), P('..'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('c'), strict=False), P('../a/b'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('c', strict=False), P('../a/b'))
# With several args.
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('a', 'b'), P())
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('a', 'b', strict=False), P())
# Unrelated paths.
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('c'))
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('a/b/c'))
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('a/c'))
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('/a'))
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('/'), strict=False)
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('/a'), strict=False)
p = P('/a/b')
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('/')), P('a/b'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('/'), P('a/b'))
Expand All @@ -628,13 +644,28 @@ def test_relative_to_common(self):
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('/a/'), P('b'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('/a/b')), P())
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('/a/b'), P())
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('/'), strict=False), P('a/b'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('/', strict=False), P('a/b'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('/a'), strict=False), P('b'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('/a', strict=False), P('b'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('/a/', strict=False), P('b'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('/a/b'), strict=False), P())
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('/a/b', strict=False), P())
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('/a/c'), strict=False), P('../b'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('/a/c', strict=False), P('../b'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('/a/b/c'), strict=False), P('..'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('/a/b/c', strict=False), P('..'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('/c'), strict=False), P('../a/b'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('/c', strict=False), P('../a/b'))
# Unrelated paths.
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('/c'))
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('/a/b/c'))
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('/a/c'))
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P())
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, '')
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('a'))
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P(''), strict=False)
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('a'), strict=False)

def test_is_relative_to_common(self):
P = self.cls
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self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('c:foO/'), P('Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('c:foO/baR')), P())
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('c:foO/baR'), P())
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('c:'), strict=False), P('Foo/Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('c:', strict=False), P('Foo/Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('c:foO'), strict=False), P('Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('c:foO', strict=False), P('Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('c:foO/', strict=False), P('Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('c:foO/baR'), strict=False), P())
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('c:foO/baR', strict=False), P())
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('C:Foo/Bar/Baz'), strict=False), P('..'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('C:Foo/Baz'), strict=False), P('../Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('C:Baz/Bar'), strict=False), P('../../Foo/Bar'))
# Unrelated paths.
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P())
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, '')
Expand All @@ -1089,6 +1130,13 @@ def test_relative_to(self):
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('C:/Foo'))
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('C:Foo/Bar/Baz'))
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('C:Foo/Baz'))
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P(), strict=False)
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, '', strict=False)
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('d:'), strict=False)
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('/'), strict=False)
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('Foo'), strict=False)
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('/Foo'), strict=False)
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('C:/Foo'), strict=False)
p = P('C:/Foo/Bar')
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('c:')), P('/Foo/Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('c:'), P('/Foo/Bar'))
Expand All @@ -1101,6 +1149,20 @@ def test_relative_to(self):
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('c:/foO/'), P('Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('c:/foO/baR')), P())
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('c:/foO/baR'), P())
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('c:'), strict=False), P('/Foo/Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('c:', strict=False), P('/Foo/Bar'))
self.assertEqual(str(p.relative_to(P('c:'), strict=False)), '\\Foo\\Bar')
self.assertEqual(str(p.relative_to('c:', strict=False)), '\\Foo\\Bar')
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('c:/'), strict=False), P('Foo/Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('c:/', strict=False), P('Foo/Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('c:/foO'), strict=False), P('Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('c:/foO', strict=False), P('Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('c:/foO/', strict=False), P('Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('c:/foO/baR'), strict=False), P())
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('c:/foO/baR', strict=False), P())
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('C:/Baz', strict=False), P('../Foo/Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('C:/Foo/Bar/Baz', strict=False), P('..'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('C:/Foo/Baz', strict=False), P('../Bar'))
# Unrelated paths.
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('C:/Baz'))
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('C:/Foo/Bar/Baz'))
Expand All @@ -1111,6 +1173,12 @@ def test_relative_to(self):
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('/'))
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('/Foo'))
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('//C/Foo'))
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('C:Foo'), strict=False)
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('d:'), strict=False)
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('d:/'), strict=False)
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('/'), strict=False)
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('/Foo'), strict=False)
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('//C/Foo'), strict=False)
# UNC paths.
p = P('//Server/Share/Foo/Bar')
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('//sErver/sHare')), P('Foo/Bar'))
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self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('//sErver/sHare/Foo/'), P('Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('//sErver/sHare/Foo/Bar')), P())
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('//sErver/sHare/Foo/Bar'), P())
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('//sErver/sHare'), strict=False), P('Foo/Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('//sErver/sHare', strict=False), P('Foo/Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('//sErver/sHare/', strict=False), P('Foo/Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('//sErver/sHare/Foo'), strict=False), P('Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('//sErver/sHare/Foo', strict=False), P('Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('//sErver/sHare/Foo/', strict=False), P('Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('//sErver/sHare/Foo/Bar'), strict=False), P())
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('//sErver/sHare/Foo/Bar', strict=False), P())
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to(P('//sErver/sHare/bar'), strict=False), P('../Foo/Bar'))
self.assertEqual(p.relative_to('//sErver/sHare/bar', strict=False), P('../Foo/Bar'))
# Unrelated paths.
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('/Server/Share/Foo'))
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('c:/Server/Share/Foo'))
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('//z/Share/Foo'))
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('//Server/z/Foo'))
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('/Server/Share/Foo'), strict=False)
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('c:/Server/Share/Foo'), strict=False)
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('//z/Share/Foo'), strict=False)
self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.relative_to, P('//Server/z/Foo'), strict=False)

def test_is_relative_to(self):
P = self.cls
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Add strict argument in :meth:`pathlib.PurePath.relative_to`.