python路径转换,Python将str转换为路径类型？

I am trying to interface with some existing code that saves a configuration, and expects a file path that is of type 'path.path'. The code is expecting that the file path is returned from a pygtk browser window (via another function). I want to call the save_config function elsewhere in my code with a file path based on different inputs, constructed from string elements.

When I try to run the code, I am able to construct the file path correctly, but it is a string type, and the save function expects a 'path.path' type.

Is there a way to convert a string to a path type? I've tried searching, but could only find the reverse case (path to string). I also tried using os.path.join(), but that returns a string as well.

edit: This is python 2.7, if that makes a difference.

解决方案

Since python 3.4:

from pathlib import Path

str_path = "my_path"

path = Path(str_path)