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()

Fix safety

This fix is marked unsafe if there are comments inside the parentheses, as applying the fix will delete them.

References

• Python documentation: Path