[$] Representing Python paths using pathlib

Per LWN.net, Trey Hunner spoke at PyCon US twenty twenty-six with a specific goal: convince Python developers to stop using strings for file system paths and switch to pathlib instead. String-based paths have been the norm and mostly work, but Hunner argues that's not sufficient—his talk explored a lesser-known corner of the language to make the case for change.

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