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In Python 3.13 (but not 3.12 or 3.14), pathlib classes are defined in pathlib._local rather than pathlib. In hindsight this was a mistake, but it was difficult to predict how the abstract/local split would pan out.

In this patch we re-introduce pathlib._local as a stub module that re-exports the classes from pathlib. This allows path objects pickled in 3.13 to be unpicked in 3.14+

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pythonGH-133789: Fix unpickling of pathlib objects pickled in Python …
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…3.13

In Python 3.13 (but not 3.12 or 3.14), pathlib classes are defined in
`pathlib._local` rather than `pathlib`. In hindsight this was a mistake,
but it was difficult to predict how the abstract/local split would pan out.

In this patch we re-introduce `pathlib._local` as a stub module that
re-exports the classes from `pathlib`. This allows path objects pickled in
3.13 to be unpicked in 3.14+
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would this also add support for 3.12 to be able to unpickle path objects pickled in 3.13?

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would this also add support for 3.12 to be able to unpickle path objects pickled in 3.13?

I'm afraid not. Generally we don't support that sort of forward-compatibility with pickling

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@barneygale barneygale merged commit f4e51f2 into python:main Oct 17, 2025
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Thanks @barneygale for the PR 🌮🎉.. I'm working now to backport this PR to: 3.14.
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pythonGH-133789: Fix unpickling of pathlib objects pickled in Python …
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…3.13 (pythonGH-133831)

In Python 3.13 (but not 3.12 or 3.14), pathlib classes are defined in
`pathlib._local` rather than `pathlib`. In hindsight this was a mistake,
but it was difficult to predict how the abstract/local split would pan out.

In this patch we re-introduce `pathlib._local` as a stub module that
re-exports the classes from `pathlib`. This allows path objects pickled in
3.13 to be unpicked in 3.14+
(cherry picked from commit f4e51f2)

Co-authored-by: Barney Gale <barney.gale@gmail.com>
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GH-140276 is a backport of this pull request to the 3.14 branch.

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[3.14] GH-133789: Fix unpickling of pathlib objects pickled in Python…
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… 3.13 (GH-133831) (#140276)

GH-133789: Fix unpickling of pathlib objects pickled in Python 3.13 (GH-133831)

In Python 3.13 (but not 3.12 or 3.14), pathlib classes are defined in
`pathlib._local` rather than `pathlib`. In hindsight this was a mistake,
but it was difficult to predict how the abstract/local split would pan out.

In this patch we re-introduce `pathlib._local` as a stub module that
re-exports the classes from `pathlib`. This allows path objects pickled in
3.13 to be unpicked in 3.14+
(cherry picked from commit f4e51f2)

Co-authored-by: Barney Gale <barney.gale@gmail.com>
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⚠️⚠️⚠️ Buildbot failure ⚠️⚠️⚠️

Hi! The buildbot AMD64 Windows11 Non-Debug 3.14 (tier-1) has failed when building commit f59236b.

What do you need to do:

  1. Don't panic.
  2. Check the buildbot page in the devguide if you don't know what the buildbots are or how they work.
  3. Go to the page of the buildbot that failed (https://buildbot.python.org/#/builders/1684/builds/233) and take a look at the build logs.
  4. Check if the failure is related to this commit (f59236b) or if it is a false positive.
  5. If the failure is related to this commit, please, reflect that on the issue and make a new Pull Request with a fix.

You can take a look at the buildbot page here:

https://buildbot.python.org/#/builders/1684/builds/233

Failed tests:

  • test_external_inspection

Summary of the results of the build (if available):

==

Click to see traceback logs 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\support\os_helper.py", line 540, in temp_dir
    yield path
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\support\os_helper.py", line 599, in temp_cwd
    yield cwd_dir
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\libregrtest\worker.py", line 127, in main
    worker_process(worker_json)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\libregrtest\worker.py", line 113, in worker_process
    sys.exit(0)
    ~~~~~~~~^^^
SystemExit: 0


Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\support\__init__.py", line 208, in _force_run
    return func(*args)
PermissionError: [WinError 32] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process: 'B:\\uildarea\\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\\build\\build\\test_python_17876�'


Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<frozen runpy>", line 198, in _run_module_as_main
  File "<frozen runpy>", line 88, in _run_code
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\libregrtest\worker.py", line 131, in <module>
    main()
    ~~~~^^
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\libregrtest\worker.py", line 126, in main
    with os_helper.temp_cwd(work_dir, quiet=True):
         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\contextlib.py", line 162, in __exit__
    self.gen.throw(value)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\support\os_helper.py", line 597, in temp_cwd
    with temp_dir(path=name, quiet=quiet) as temp_path:
         ~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\contextlib.py", line 162, in __exit__
    self.gen.throw(value)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\support\os_helper.py", line 545, in temp_dir
    rmtree(path)
    ~~~~~~^^^^^^
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\support\os_helper.py", line 497, in rmtree
    _rmtree(path)
    ~~~~~~~^^^^^^
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\support\os_helper.py", line 441, in _rmtree
    _waitfor(lambda p: _force_run(p, os.rmdir, p), path)
    ~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\support\os_helper.py", line 381, in _waitfor
    func(pathname)
    ~~~~^^^^^^^^^^
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\support\os_helper.py", line 441, in <lambda>
    _waitfor(lambda p: _force_run(p, os.rmdir, p), path)
                       ~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\support\__init__.py", line 219, in _force_run
    return func(*args)
PermissionError: [WinError 32] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process: 'B:\\uildarea\\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\\build\\build\\test_python_13700�'


Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\support\__init__.py", line 208, in _force_run
    return func(*args)
PermissionError: [WinError 32] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process: 'B:\\uildarea\\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\\build\\build\\test_python_13700�'


Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<frozen runpy>", line 198, in _run_module_as_main
  File "<frozen runpy>", line 88, in _run_code
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\libregrtest\worker.py", line 131, in <module>
    main()
    ~~~~^^
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\libregrtest\worker.py", line 126, in main
    with os_helper.temp_cwd(work_dir, quiet=True):
         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\contextlib.py", line 162, in __exit__
    self.gen.throw(value)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\support\os_helper.py", line 597, in temp_cwd
    with temp_dir(path=name, quiet=quiet) as temp_path:
         ~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\contextlib.py", line 162, in __exit__
    self.gen.throw(value)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\support\os_helper.py", line 545, in temp_dir
    rmtree(path)
    ~~~~~~^^^^^^
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\support\os_helper.py", line 497, in rmtree
    _rmtree(path)
    ~~~~~~~^^^^^^
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\support\os_helper.py", line 441, in _rmtree
    _waitfor(lambda p: _force_run(p, os.rmdir, p), path)
    ~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\support\os_helper.py", line 381, in _waitfor
    func(pathname)
    ~~~~^^^^^^^^^^
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\support\os_helper.py", line 441, in <lambda>
    _waitfor(lambda p: _force_run(p, os.rmdir, p), path)
                       ~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "b:\uildarea\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\build\Lib\test\support\__init__.py", line 219, in _force_run
    return func(*args)
PermissionError: [WinError 32] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process: 'B:\\uildarea\\3.14.ware-win11.nondebug\\build\\build\\test_python_17876�'

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