# import pathlib

**[import pathlib](https://docs.python.org/3/library/pathlib.html)** is a Python import that provides object-oriented filesystem paths. Prefer `pathlib.Path` over `os.path` for modern code; it's more readable and handles cross-platform paths automatically.

## Example

```python
# Python
# description: create paths, check existence, read files

from pathlib import Path

# Create a path object
p = Path("data/config.txt")

# Check if file exists
if p.exists():
    print(f"File exists at {p.resolve()}")

# Get file properties
print(f"Size: {p.stat().st_size} bytes")

# Read file contents
content = p.read_text()

# Write to file
output = Path("output.txt")
output.write_text("Hello, World!")

# Iterate over files in directory
for file in Path(".").glob("*.py"):
    print(file.name)
```

## Common methods

- `Path(path)`: create path object
- `p.exists()`: check if path exists
- `p.is_file()`: check if it's a file
- `p.is_dir()`: check if it's a directory
- `p.resolve()`: get absolute path
- `p.name`: filename with extension
- `p.stem`: filename without extension
- `p.suffix`: file extension
- `p.parent`: parent directory
- `p.read_text()`: read file as string
- `p.write_text(text)`: write string to file
- `p.mkdir(parents=True)`: create directory
- `p.glob(pattern)`: find files matching pattern
- `p.iterdir()`: iterate over directory contents