from pathlib import Path
from typing import Optional
import sys
# TODO: this should not be in a separate file if it is only used in one place
[docs]def path_object_to_full_path(obj: Optional[object]) -> Optional[str]:
"""Converts this path to a string?."""
p = None
if obj:
if isinstance(obj, str):
p = obj
elif isinstance(obj, Path):
p = obj.as_posix()
else:
print(type(obj))
# TODO: library methods should not exit and bring everything down on errors
# TODO: instead, they should throw exceptions
sys.exit("This type " + type(obj).__name__
+ " for a path is not supported, use pathlib instead")
return p