How can I change directory with Python pathlib

Question

What is the intended way to change directory using the Python pathlib (Documentation) functionality?

Lets assume I create a Path object as foll

Answer 1

In the Python 3.6 or above, os.chdir() can deal with Path object directly. In fact, the Path object can replace most str paths in standard libraries.

os.chdir(path) Change the current working directory to path.

This function can support specifying a file descriptor. The descriptor must refer to an opened directory, not an open file.

New in version 3.3: Added support for specifying path as a file descriptor on some platforms.

Changed in version 3.6: Accepts a path-like object.

import os
from pathlib import Path

path = Path('/etc')
os.chdir(path)

This may help in the future projects which do not have to be compatible with 3.5 or below.