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Python pathlib match function doesn't work

pathlib match(pattern) is documented as matching a path against a provided glob-style pattern but it doesn't work

>>> Path("w/x/y/z").mkdir(parents=True)
>>> list(Path().glob("w/**/z"))
[PosixPath('w/x/y/z')]
>>> Path("w/x/y/z").match("w/**/z")
False

Shouldn't that return true?

Solution

  • Update: Python 3.13

    This feature has finally been added and recursive globs can be used in the full_match() method.

    from pathlib import Path

Path("w/x/y/z").full_match("w/**/z")
# True