This behaviour is not documented anywhere in the relevant documentation, and (to me) it feels a bit surprising:
Python 3.14.3 (main, Feb 4 2026, 09:28:29) [GCC 11.4.0] on linux
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>>> from pathlib import Path
>>> list(Path("/root").glob("*"))
[]
>>> list(Path("/root/x").glob("*"))
[]
>>> import glob
>>> glob.glob("/root/*")
[]
>>> glob.glob("*", root_dir="/root")
[]
>>> glob.glob("*", root_dir="/root", recursive=True)
[]
>>> glob.glob("/root/x/*")
[]
>>> glob.glob("*", root_dir="/root/x")
[]
Documentation
Based on #68308 (and just the fact that it has stayed unchanged for years), I assume this is intentional, and so I'm only creating a docs issue.
This behaviour is not documented anywhere in the relevant documentation, and (to me) it feels a bit surprising:
pathlib.Path.glob()- https://docs.python.org/3/library/pathlib.html#pathlib.Path.globpathlib.Path.rglob()- https://docs.python.org/3/library/pathlib.html#pathlib.Path.rglobglobmodule" section inpathlibdocs - https://docs.python.org/3/library/pathlib.html#comparison-to-the-glob-moduleglobmodule - https://docs.python.org/3/library/glob.htmlSome examples (ran as a non-root user):
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