os-path-islink (PTH114)#
Derived from the flake8-use-pathlib linter.
What it does#
Checks for uses of os.path.islink
.
Why is this bad?#
pathlib
offers a high-level API for path manipulation, as compared to
the lower-level API offered by os
. When possible, using Path
object
methods such as Path.is_link()
can improve readability over the os
module's counterparts (e.g., os.path.islink()
).
Note that os
functions may be preferable if performance is a concern,
e.g., in hot loops.
Examples#
Use instead: