diff --git a/src/nhflodata/get_paths.py b/src/nhflodata/get_paths.py
index eaeafa6..c6ee0ff 100644
--- a/src/nhflodata/get_paths.py
+++ b/src/nhflodata/get_paths.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 """Functions to get paths to data sets."""
+from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
 import os
 import re
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import yaml
 from yaml.loader import SafeLoader
@@ -110,6 +112,26 @@ def get_data_dir():
     return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "data")
 
 
+def get_latest_data_paths() -> list[Path]:
+    """
+    Get paths to all latest data versions in the repository.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    List[Path]
+        List of Path objects representing all found directories
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> folders = get_latest_data_paths()
+    >>> print(folders[0])
+    ./data/subfolder1/v1.2.3
+    """
+    dataset_names = sorted(get_repository_data().keys())
+    dataset_paths = [get_abs_data_path(name, version="latest", location="mockup") for name in dataset_names]
+    return [Path(path) for path in dataset_paths]
+
+
 def get_repository_path():
     """Return the path to the repository.yaml file from data/repository.yaml."""
     # from importlib.resources import files
diff --git a/tests/test_forbidden_file_formats.py b/tests/test_forbidden_file_formats.py
index de0a22a..e2fc388 100644
--- a/tests/test_forbidden_file_formats.py
+++ b/tests/test_forbidden_file_formats.py
@@ -6,27 +6,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from nhflodata.get_paths import get_abs_data_path, get_repository_data
-
-
-def get_latest_data_paths() -> list[Path]:
-    """
-    Get paths to all latest data versions in the repository.
-
-    Returns
-    -------
-    List[Path]
-        List of Path objects representing all found directories
-
-    Examples
-    --------
-    >>> folders = get_latest_data_paths()
-    >>> print(folders[0])
-    ./data/subfolder1/v1.2.3
-    """
-    dataset_names = sorted(get_repository_data().keys())
-    dataset_paths = [get_abs_data_path(name, version="latest", location="mockup") for name in dataset_names]
-    return [Path(path) for path in dataset_paths]
+from nhflodata.get_paths import get_latest_data_paths
 
 
 def find_files_by_extension(folder: Path, extensions: set[str]) -> list[Path]:
@@ -62,7 +42,7 @@ def find_files_by_extension(folder: Path, extensions: set[str]) -> list[Path]:
     normalized_extensions = {(ext if ext.startswith(".") else f".{ext}").lower() for ext in extensions}
 
     # Get all files in the folder and its subfolders
-    all_files = folder.glob("**/*")
+    all_files = Path(folder).glob("**/*")
 
     # Check each file's extension case-insensitively
     for file_path in all_files: