path-constructor-current-directory (PTH201)

Derived from the flake8-use-pathlib linter.

Fix is always available.

What it does

Checks for pathlib.Path objects that are initialized with the current directory.

Why is this bad?

The Path() constructor defaults to the current directory, so passing it in explicitly (as ".") is unnecessary.

Example

from pathlib import Path

_ = Path(".")

Use instead:

from pathlib import Path

_ = Path()

References

• Python documentation: Path