Drop patching class Path to add expanduser(): not needed with Python

3.6 and newer
icatproject · Aug 30, 2024 · 0785b9f · 0785b9f
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diff --git a/src/icat/config.py b/src/icat/config.py
@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@
 
 __all__ = ['boolean', 'flag', 'Configuration', 'Config']
 
-# Evil hack: Path.expanduser() has been added in Python 3.5.
-# Monkeypatch the class for older Python versions.
-if not hasattr(Path, "expanduser"):
-    import os.path
-    def _expanduser(p):
-        return Path(os.path.expanduser(str(p)))
-    Path.expanduser = _expanduser
-
 
 if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
     cfgdirs = [ Path(os.environ['ProgramData'], "ICAT"),