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Whenever I write:

import pathlib

or

from pathlib import path

I got this:

ImportError: No module named pathlib

I tried also naming it os.path.

I'm on Python 2.7.14

Is pathlib in Python 2 or only in 3? If it's not available, what else can I use?

Tomerikoo
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    The pathlib module was added sometime in python 3. If you want to use it in python 2 you have to install it: `pip install pathlib` – Aran-Fey Apr 08 '18 at 17:51
  • Thanks for your answer ! Could you please explain to me how do I do that ? – Nonox Apr 08 '18 at 17:53
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    ...you paste `pip install pathlib` into a terminal and press Enter. If it doesn't work, you google the error message. – Aran-Fey Apr 08 '18 at 17:57
  • Sorry if I sound idiot, I'm really just beginning. There is no error message per say, but I got a syntax error for "install"... I don't really get it – Nonox Apr 08 '18 at 18:05
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    @Nonox: Not in a Python interactive session, in a regular `cmd.exe` (Windows) or `bash` (UNIX-like) terminal. – ShadowRanger Apr 08 '18 at 21:35

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Read the docs:

11.1. pathlib — Object-oriented filesystem paths

New in version 3.4.

While a very small number of things released after 3.1 made it back to 2.7, the fact that no pathlib docs exist in the Python 2 docs should be a giveaway.

The os.path module does exist in every version, so import os.path should work just fine.

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You may install library pathlib2 by the following command:

pip install pathlib2

After that, your import should work:

import pathlib2 as pathlib

If you want to use just standard modules, usage of os.path is also possible, but it has another functions and working differently.

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"P" must be capital the code must be

from pathlib import Path

not

from pathlib import path
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