Method replace

Lib/pathlib/__init__.py:1279–1292

Rename this path to the target path, overwriting if that path exists. The target path may be absolute or relative. Relative paths are interpreted relative to the current working directory, *not* the directory of the Path object. Returns the new Path instanc

(self, target)

        return target

    def replace(self, target):
        """
        Rename this path to the target path, overwriting if that path exists.

        The target path may be absolute or relative. Relative paths are
        interpreted relative to the current working directory, *not* the
        directory of the Path object.

        Returns the new Path instance pointing to the target path.
        """
        os.replace(self, target)
        if not hasattr(target, 'with_segments'):
            target = self.with_segments(target)
        return target

    def copy(self, target, **kwargs):
        """