BUG: read_html - file path cannot be pathlib.Path type

[simon-spier0]

import pandas as pd
from pathlib import Path


file_path_string = r'C:\Users\Desktop\my_file.html'
file_path = Path(file_path_string)
df1 = pd.read_html(file_path_string)[0]  # works fine
df2 = pd.read_html(file_path)[0]  # raises TypeError: cannot parse 'from WindowsPath'

Why do read_excel(), read_csv(), to_excel(), to_csv(), ... support pathlib.Path while read_html() doesn't?

[twoertwein]

thanks @simon-spier0 for the report!

An easy fix would be to call stringify_path (from pandas/io/common.py) in read_html.

[inspurwusixuan]

thanks @simon-spier0 for the report!

An easy fix would be to call stringify_path (from pandas/io/common.py) in read_html.

Hi, I'm new here and want to start my first contribution. Can I take this issue? :) @twoertwein

Thanks!

[twoertwein]

@inspurwusixuan of course!