Fix error when db location does not already exist

ipython · Apr 8, 2016 · 03929ef · 03929ef
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diff --git a/pickleshare.py b/pickleshare.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 
-__version__ = "0.7"
+__version__ = "0.7.1"
 
 try:
     from pathlib import Path
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ class PickleShareDB(collections.MutableMapping):
     """ The main 'connection' object for PickleShare database """
     def __init__(self,root):
         """ Return a db object that will manage the specied directory"""
-        self.root = Path(os.path.expanduser(str(root))).resolve()
+        root = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(str(root)))
+        self.root = Path(root)
         if not self.root.is_dir():
             self.root.mkdir(parents=True)
         # cache has { 'key' : (obj, orig_mod_time) }

diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 (non-mission-critical) situations where tiny code size trumps the 
 advanced features of a "real" object database.
 
-Installation guide: pip install path pickleshare
+Installation guide: pip install pickleshare
 """,
     classifiers=[
         'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',