Add parameter @case_sensitive to glob and rglob in pathlib

[ChuangMen]

BPO	36898
Nosy	@serhiy-storchaka
PRs	bpo-36898: Add parameter @case_sensitive to glob and rglob in pathlib #13274
Files	pathlib.py

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title = 'Add parameter @case_sensitive to glob and rglob in pathlib'
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Linked PRs

• GH-81079: Add case_sensitive argument to pathlib.Path.glob() #102710

[ChuangMen]

In pathlib, I add a parameter @case_sensitive to glob and rglob.

Sometimes the extension would be in upper case but sometimes it would be lower case, for example: *.tif and *.TIF. So the parameter @case_sensitive may be useful in some cases.

Usage example:
In [1]: from pathlib import Path

In [2]: path = Path('.')

In [3]: for each_file in path.glob('*.tif'):
...: print(each_file)
...:
a.tif
b.tif

In [4]: for each_file in path.rglob('*.TIF'):
...: print(each_file)
...:
c.TIF
TEST/d.TIF

In [5]: for each_file in path.glob('*.TIF', case_sensitive=False):
...: print(each_file)
...:
a.tif
c.TIF
b.tif

In [6]: for each_file in path.rglob('*.TIF', case_sensitive=False):
...: print(each_file)
...:
a.tif
c.TIF
b.tif
TEST/d.TIF
TEST/e.tif

[serhiy-storchaka]

You can use the pattern '*.[Tt][Ii][Ff]'.

[ChuangMen]

It is a good solution but when pattern is long, it might be a little inconvenient.
Anyway, just an advice. Thank you for your reply!

[barneygale]

This should be straightforward to add once #102616 lands.

[barneygale]

PR available: #102710

[barneygale]

Implemented in 3.12: #102710 / 8100be5