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Description
(Background: pathlib.Path.copy()
is new in Python 3.14, so it hasn't been released yet.)
I don't think there's a compelling case to support a dirs_exist_ok argument in the initial version of Path.copy()
. Most Python users don't need "copy and merge directory" functionality. Particularly unlucky users might use the wrong source or target path, and perform a large directory tree merge that is difficult to unpick.
We could add this back in later, in response to user demand.