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it's so funny that # Python 's pathlib.Path overrides the division ope

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it's so funny that #Python's pathlib.Path overrides the division operator to turn it into a path join

from pathlib import Path

this_directory = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent

funny_cat_image = this_directory / "cats" / "cat123.png"

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Tak@gush.taks.garden ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
@steffo this might be the first good use of operator overloading I've ever seen
SRAZKVT@tech.lgbt ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
@steffo c++ style
darac@furry.engineer ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
@steffo if you divide a number, you get smaller numbers back. If you divide a directory, you get its component parts back (folders and files). I'm suddenly thinking that str / str could be an alias for split; divide a string by spaces.