On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 11:11 AM, Wildman via Python-list <python-list@python.org> wrote: > Since I am fairly new to Python, I realize there is much that I > still don't know but I don't understand how Windows can have > reserved names on a Linux system. What am I missing?
The PureWindowsPath class is specifically working with the Windows file system rules. Those names aren't reserved under Linux, but you can still ask the pathlib module whether or not they *would be* reserved under Windows. This is very handy if you're planning to create files and don't know whether they'd work or not - you don't need to grab a Windows machine (virtual or physical) to test stuff. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
