gh-132322: Ensure shutil functions return str when using pathlib #132820
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Fixes issue python#132322 by normalizing return types in shutil.copy, copy2, copyfile, copytree, and move using os.fspath(), so that they consistently return str even when pathlib.Path is passed. All relevant tests pass locally
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| :func:`shutil.copy`, :func:`~shutil.copy2`, :func:`~shutil.copyfile`, :func:`~shutil.copytree`, and :func:`~shutil.move` now consistently return :class:`str` even when passed :class:`pathlib.Path` arguments. |
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Yes, just added a unit test in the test_shutil.py file regarding this commit
…e with Path arguments Adds a unit test to test_shutil.py that ensures shutil.copy() returns a str even when given pathlib.Path objects as arguments. This addresses the inconsistent behavior where shutil.copy() could return a Path when the destination was a Path object. The test fails on the original implementation and passes with the fix introduced in this PR. This regression test helps enforce consistent return types for shutil functions.
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Fixes issue #132322 by normalizing return types in shutil.copy, copy2, copyfile, copytree, and move using os.fspath(), so that they consistently return str even when pathlib.Path is passed.
All relevant tests pass locally