Unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'PosixPath' and 'str'

Unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'PosixPath' and 'str' #

The Python "Unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'PosixPath' and 'str'" occurs when we try to use the addition (+) operator with a PosixPath object and a string. To solve the error, use the str() class to convert the path object to a string.

Here is an example of how the error occurs.

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from pathlib import Path

p = Path('/home')

# ⛔️ TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'PosixPath' and 'str'
result = p + '/user/logo.png'

We are trying to use the addition (+) operator with a PosixPath object and a string.

To solve the error, we have to convert the path object to a string.

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from pathlib import Path

p = Path('/home')

result = str(p) + '/user/logo.png'

print(result)  # 👉️ "/home/user/logo.png"

We used the str() class to convert the PosixPath to the string and concatenated the strings.

Alternatively, you can use a formatted string literal.

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from pathlib import Path

p = Path('/home')


result = f'{p}/user/logo.png'

print(result)  # 👉️ "/home/user/logo.png"

Make sure to wrap expressions in curly braces - {expression}.

If you aren't sure what type a variable stores, use the built-in type() class.

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from pathlib import Path

p = Path('/home')
print(type(p))  # 👉️ <class 'pathlib.PosixPath'>
print(isinstance(p, Path))  # 👉️ True


my_str = '/user/logo.png'
print(type(my_str))  # 👉️ <class 'str'>
print(isinstance(my_str, str))  # 👉️ True

The type class returns the type of an object.

The isinstance function returns True if the passed in object is an instance or a subclass of the passed in class.

Conclusion #

The Python "Unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'PosixPath' and 'str'" occurs when we try to use the addition (+) operator with a PosixPath object and a string. To solve the error, use the str() class to convert the path object to a string.