use pathlib.Path for directories and files

corrlib/main.py

@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ from .find import _project_lookup_by_id
 from .tools import list2str, str2list, get_db_file
 from .tracker import get, save, unlock, clone, drop
 from typing import Union, Optional
+from pathlib import Path
 
 
-def create_project(path: str, uuid: str, owner: Union[str, None]=None, tags: Union[list[str], None]=None, aliases: Union[list[str], None]=None, code: Union[str, None]=None) -> None:
+def create_project(path: Path, uuid: str, owner: Union[str, None]=None, tags: Union[list[str], None]=None, aliases: Union[list[str], None]=None, code: Union[str, None]=None) -> None:
     """
     Create a new project entry in the database.
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ def create_project(path: str, uuid: str, owner: Union[str, None]=None, tags: Uni
     return
 
 
-def update_project_data(path: str, uuid: str, prop: str, value: Union[str, None] = None) -> None:
+def update_project_data(path: Path, uuid: str, prop: str, value: Union[str, None] = None) -> None:
     """
     Update/Edit a project entry in the database.
     Thin wrapper around sql3 call.
@@ -74,9 +75,9 @@ def update_project_data(path: str, uuid: str, prop: str, value: Union[str, None]
     return
 
 
-def update_aliases(path: str, uuid: str, aliases: list[str]) -> None:
+def update_aliases(path: Path, uuid: str, aliases: list[str]) -> None:
     db_file = get_db_file(path)
-    db = os.path.join(path, db_file)
+    db = path / db_file
     get(path, db_file)
     known_data = _project_lookup_by_id(db, uuid)[0]
     known_aliases = known_data[1]
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ def update_aliases(path: str, uuid: str, aliases: list[str]) -> None:
     return
 
 
-def import_project(path: str, url: str, owner: Union[str, None]=None, tags: Optional[list[str]]=None, aliases: Optional[list[str]]=None, code: Optional[str]=None, isDataset: bool=True) -> str:
+def import_project(path: Path, url: str, owner: Union[str, None]=None, tags: Optional[list[str]]=None, aliases: Optional[list[str]]=None, code: Optional[str]=None, isDataset: bool=True) -> str:
     """
     Import a datalad dataset into the backlogger.
 
@@ -134,14 +135,14 @@ def import_project(path: str, url: str, owner: Union[str, None]=None, tags: Opti
     uuid = str(conf.get("datalad.dataset.id"))
     if not uuid:
         raise ValueError("The dataset does not have a uuid!")
-    if not os.path.exists(path + "/projects/" + uuid):
+    if not os.path.exists(path / "projects" / uuid):
         db_file = get_db_file(path)
         get(path, db_file)
         unlock(path, db_file)
         create_project(path, uuid, owner, tags, aliases, code)
-        move_submodule(path, 'projects/tmp', 'projects/' + uuid)
-        os.mkdir(path + '/import_scripts/' + uuid)
-        save(path, message="Import project from " + url, files=['projects/' + uuid, db_file])
+        move_submodule(path, Path('projects/tmp'), Path('projects') / uuid)
+        os.mkdir(path / 'import_scripts' / uuid)
+        save(path, message="Import project from " + url, files=[Path(f'projects/{uuid}'), db_file])
     else:
         dl.drop(tmp_path, reckless='kill')
         shutil.rmtree(tmp_path)
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ def import_project(path: str, url: str, owner: Union[str, None]=None, tags: Opti
     return uuid
 
 
-def drop_project_data(path: str, uuid: str, path_in_project: str = "") -> None:
+def drop_project_data(path: Path, uuid: str, path_in_project: str = "") -> None:
     """
     Drop (parts of) a project to free up diskspace
 
@@ -169,6 +170,5 @@ def drop_project_data(path: str, uuid: str, path_in_project: str = "") -> None:
     path_pn_project: str, optional
         If set, only the given path within the project is dropped.
     """
-    drop(path + "/projects/" + uuid + "/" + path_in_project)
+    drop(path / "projects" / uuid / path_in_project)
     return
-