python · pganssle · Nov 23, 2020 · Aug 9, 2020
diff --git a/Doc/library/pathlib.rst b/Doc/library/pathlib.rst
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ Pure paths provide the following methods and properties:
       PureWindowsPath('c:/')
 
    .. versionchanged:: 3.10
-      Slice support was added.
+      The parents sequence now supports :term:`slices <slice>` and negative index values.
 
 .. data:: PurePath.parent
 

diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.10.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.10.rst
@@ -247,9 +247,13 @@ pipe. (Contributed by Pablo Galindo in :issue:`41625`.)
 pathlib
 -------
 
-Added slice support to :meth:`~pathlib.Path.parents`.
+Added slice support to :attr:`PurePath.parents <pathlib.PurePath.parents>`.
 (Contributed by Joshua Cannon in :issue:`35498`)
 
+Added negative indexing support to :attr:`PurePath.parents
+<pathlib.PurePath.parents>`.
+(Contributed by Yaroslav Pankovych in :issue:`21041`)
+
 py_compile
 ----------
 

diff --git a/Lib/pathlib.py b/Lib/pathlib.py
@@ -632,7 +632,8 @@ def __len__(self):
     def __getitem__(self, idx):
         if isinstance(idx, slice):
             return tuple(self[i] for i in range(*idx.indices(len(self))))
-        if idx < 0 or idx >= len(self):
+
+        if idx >= len(self) or idx < -len(self):
             raise IndexError(idx)
         return self._pathcls._from_parsed_parts(self._drv, self._root,
                                                 self._parts[:-idx - 1])

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pathlib.py b/Lib/test/test_pathlib.py
@@ -440,6 +440,9 @@ def test_parents_common(self):
         self.assertEqual(par[0], P('a/b'))
         self.assertEqual(par[1], P('a'))
         self.assertEqual(par[2], P('.'))
+        self.assertEqual(par[-1], P('.'))
+        self.assertEqual(par[-2], P('a'))
+        self.assertEqual(par[-3], P('a/b'))
         self.assertEqual(par[0:1], (P('a/b'),))
         self.assertEqual(par[:2], (P('a/b'), P('a')))
         self.assertEqual(par[:-1], (P('a/b'), P('a')))
@@ -448,7 +451,7 @@ def test_parents_common(self):
         self.assertEqual(par[::-1], (P('.'), P('a'), P('a/b')))
         self.assertEqual(list(par), [P('a/b'), P('a'), P('.')])
         with self.assertRaises(IndexError):
-            par[-1]
+            par[-4]
         with self.assertRaises(IndexError):
             par[3]
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):

diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -1282,6 +1282,7 @@ Michael Otteneder
 Richard Oudkerk
 Russel Owen
 Joonas Paalasmaa
+Yaroslav Pankovych
 Martin Packman
 Elisha Paine
 Shriphani Palakodety

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-12-14-13-29-17.bpo-35498.LEJHl7.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-12-14-13-29-17.bpo-35498.LEJHl7.rst
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Add slice support to :meth:`~pathlib.Path.parents`.
+Add slice support to :attr:`pathlib.PurePath.parents`.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-08-10-15-06-55.bpo-21041.cYz1eL.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-08-10-15-06-55.bpo-21041.cYz1eL.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+:attr:`pathlib.PurePath.parents` now supports negative indexing. Patch contributed by Yaroslav Pankovych.
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		@@ -1 +1 @@
		Add slice support to :meth:`~pathlib.Path.parents`.
		Add slice support to :attr:`pathlib.PurePath.parents`.
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		@@ -0,0 +1 @@
		:attr:`pathlib.PurePath.parents` now supports negative indexing. Patch contributed by Yaroslav Pankovych.