pyexcel · chfw · Apr 12, 2025 · Apr 9, 2025 · Apr 10, 2025 · Apr 10, 2025
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 Change log
 ================================================================================
 
+0.7.3 - 12.04.2025
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+**Fixed**
+
+#. `#263 <https://github.com/pyexcel/pyexcel/issues/263>`_: support pathlib from
+   python 3.4
+#. `#267 <https://github.com/pyexcel/pyexcel/issues/267>`_: better error message
+   for file_name
+
 0.7.2 - 23.03.2025
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

diff --git a/changelog.yml b/changelog.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 name: pyexcel
 organisation: pyexcel
 releases:
+- changes:
+  - action: Fixed
+    details:
+    - "`#263`: support pathlib from python 3.4"
+    - "`#267`: better error message for file_name"
+  version: 0.7.3
+  date: 12.04.2025
 - changes:
   - action: Fixed
     details:

diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 copyright = '2014-2025 Onni Software Ltd.'
 author = 'C.W.'
 # The short X.Y version
-version = '0.7.2'
+version = '0.7.3'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '0.7.2'
+release = '0.7.3'
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 

diff --git a/pyexcel.yml b/pyexcel.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 overrides: "pyexcel.yaml"
 name: "pyexcel"
 nick_name: pyexcel
-version: 0.7.2
-current_version: 0.7.2
-release: 0.7.2
+version: 0.7.3
+current_version: 0.7.3
+release: 0.7.3
 copyright_year: 2014-2025
 branch: master
 is_on_conda: true

diff --git a/pyexcel/__init__.py b/pyexcel/__init__.py
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 """
-    pyexcel
-    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+pyexcel
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-    **pyexcel** is a wrapper library to read, manipulate and
-    write data in different excel formats: csv, ods, xls, xlsx
-    and xlsm. It does not support formulas, styles and charts.
+**pyexcel** is a wrapper library to read, manipulate and
+write data in different excel formats: csv, ods, xls, xlsx
+and xlsm. It does not support formulas, styles and charts.
 
-    :copyright: (c) 2014-2025 by Onni Software Ltd.
-    :license: New BSD License, see LICENSE for more details
+:copyright: (c) 2014-2025 by Onni Software Ltd.
+:license: New BSD License, see LICENSE for more details
 """
+
 from .book import Book
 from .core import (
     save_as,
@@ -23,15 +24,16 @@
     iget_records,
     save_book_as,
     get_book_dict,
-    isave_book_as
+    isave_book_as,
 )
 from .sheet import Sheet
+
 # flake8: noqa
 from .cookbook import (
        split_a_book,
     merge_all_to_a_book,
     merge_csv_to_a_book,
-    extract_a_sheet_from_a_book
+    extract_a_sheet_from_a_book,
 )
 from .deprecated import (
     Reader,
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@
     load_from_dict,
     load_from_memory,
     load_from_records,
-    load_book_from_memory
+    load_book_from_memory,
 )
 from .__version__ import __author__, __version__
 from .internal.garbagecollector import free_resources
diff --git a/pyexcel/__version__.py b/pyexcel/__version__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__version__ = '0.7.2'
+__version__ = '0.7.3'
 __author__ = 'C.W.'
diff --git a/pyexcel/_compact.py b/pyexcel/_compact.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 """
-    pyexcel._compact
-    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+pyexcel._compact
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-    Compatibles
+Compatibles
 
-    :copyright: (c) 2014-2025 by Onni Software Ltd.
-    :license: New BSD License, see LICENSE for more details
+:copyright: (c) 2014-2025 by Onni Software Ltd.
+:license: New BSD License, see LICENSE for more details
 """
+
 # flake8: noqa
 # pylint: disable=unused-import
 # pylint: disable=import-error
@@ -18,9 +19,9 @@
 import warnings
 from io import BytesIO, StringIO
 from urllib import request
+from pathlib import Path
 from textwrap import dedent
 from itertools import zip_longest
-
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
 PY2 = sys.version_info[0] == 2
@@ -72,3 +73,9 @@ def _doc(func):
         return func
 
     return _doc
+
+
+def get_string_file_name(file_name):
+    if isinstance(file_name, Path):
+        file_name = str(file_name.resolve())
+    return file_name
diff --git a/pyexcel/book.py b/pyexcel/book.py
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 """
-    pyexcel.book
-    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+pyexcel.book
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-    Excel book
+Excel book
 
-    :copyright: (c) 2014-2025 by Onni Software Ltd.
-    :license: New BSD License, see LICENSE for more details
+:copyright: (c) 2014-2025 by Onni Software Ltd.
+:license: New BSD License, see LICENSE for more details
 """
+
 from pyexcel.sheet import Sheet
+from pyexcel._compact import OrderedDict
 from pyexcel.internal.meta import BookMeta
 from pyexcel.internal.common import SheetIterator
-from pyexcel._compact import OrderedDict
 
 LOCAL_UUID = 0
 

diff --git a/pyexcel/constants.py b/pyexcel/constants.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 """
-    pyexcel.constants
-    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+pyexcel.constants
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-    Constants appeared in pyexcel
+Constants appeared in pyexcel
 
-    :copyright: (c) 2015-2022 by Onni Software Ltd.
-    :license: New BSD License
+:copyright: (c) 2015-2025 by Onni Software Ltd.
+:license: New BSD License
 """
+
 # flake8: noqa
 DEFAULT_NA = ""
 DEFAULT_NAME = "pyexcel sheet"