core: expand '~' in get_files & import_dir

doc/MODULES.org

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ for cls, p in modules:
         export_path: Paths
 
         # path to a local clone of hypexport
-        # alternatively, you can put the repository (or a symlink) in $MY_CONFIG/repos/hypexport
+        # alternatively, you can put the repository (or a symlink) in $MY_CONFIG/my/config/repos/hypexport
         hypexport  : Optional[PathIsh] = None
     #+end_src
 - [[file:../my/reddit.py][my.reddit]]
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ for cls, p in modules:
         export_path: Paths
 
         # path to a local clone of rexport
-        # alternatively, you can put the repository (or a symlink) in $MY_CONFIG/repos/rexport
+        # alternatively, you can put the repository (or a symlink) in $MY_CONFIG/my/config/repos/rexport
         rexport    : Optional[PathIsh] = None
     #+end_src
 - [[file:../my/twitter/twint.py][my.twitter.twint]]
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ for cls, p in modules:
         export_path : Paths
 
         # path to a local clone of instapexport
-        # alternatively, you can put the repository (or a symlink) in $MY_CONFIG/repos/instapexport
+        # alternatively, you can put the repository (or a symlink) in $MY_CONFIG/my/config/repos/instapexport
         instapexport: Optional[PathIsh] = None
     #+end_src
 :end:

my/core/common.py

@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ def import_from(path: PathIsh, name: str) -> types.ModuleType:
 
 def import_dir(path: PathIsh, extra: str='') -> types.ModuleType:
     p = Path(path)
+    if p.parts[0] == '~':
+        p = p.expanduser() # TODO eh. not sure about this..
     return import_from(p.parent, p.name + extra)
 
 
@@ -130,6 +132,8 @@ def get_files(pp: Paths, glob: str=DEFAULT_GLOB, sort: bool=True) -> Tuple[Path,
 
     paths: List[Path] = []
     for src in sources:
+        if src.parts[0] == '~':
+            src = src.expanduser()
         if src.is_dir():
             gp: Iterable[Path] = src.glob(glob)
             paths.extend(gp)

tests/get_files.py

@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ def test_single_file():
     )
 
 
+    "if the path starts with ~, we expand it"
+    assert get_files('~/.bashrc') == (
+        Path('~').expanduser() / '.bashrc',
+    )
+
+
 def test_multiple_files():
     '''
     If you pass a directory/multiple directories, it flattens the contents