diff --git a/src/openalea/deploy/multisetup.py b/src/openalea/deploy/multisetup.py
index c7360e7..0ad3c9f 100644
--- a/src/openalea/deploy/multisetup.py
+++ b/src/openalea/deploy/multisetup.py
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 import re
 from subprocess import PIPE, Popen
 
-from path import Path
+# issue 49 : replace path by pathlib 
+# from path import Path
+from pathlib import Path
 
 #from openalea.deploy.console import color_terminal, nocolor, bold, purple, red, green, underline
 
@@ -71,7 +73,8 @@ def __init__(self, commands, packages=None, curdir='.', verbose=True):
         >>> Multisetup(["install","--keep-going"], ['deploy', 'visualea'], '.', verbose=True)
         """
         #default
-        self.curdir = Path(curdir).abspath()
+        #self.curdir = Path(curdir).abspath()
+        self.curdir = Path(curdir).resolve()
         if isinstance(commands, list):
             self.commands = list(commands)
         elif isinstance(commands, str):
@@ -247,27 +250,32 @@ def run(self, color=True):
 
         print('Will process the following directories: ',)
         for directory in directories:
-            print(bold(directory.basename()), end=' ')
+            print(bold(directory.name), end=' ') # pathlib
+            # print(bold(directory.basename()), end=' ') # path.py
         print('')
 
         try:
             for directory in directories:
                 try:
                     os.chdir(directory)
-                    print(underline('Entering %s package'
-                                    % directory.basename()))
+                    #print(underline('Entering %s package'
+                    #                % directory.basename()))
+                    print(underline(f'Entering {directory.name} package'))
+                    
                 except OSError as e:
-                    print(underline('Entering %s package'
-                                    % directory.basename()), end=' ')
-                    print(red("cannot find this directory (%s)"
-                              % directory.basename()))
+                    #print(underline('Entering %s package'
+                    #                % directory.basename()), end=' ')
+                    #print(red("cannot find this directory (%s)"
+                    #          % directory.basename()))
+                    print(underline(f'Entering {directory.name} package'), end=' ')
+                    print(red(f"cannot find this directory ({directory.name})"))
                     print(e)
 
                 print('Python exec : ', sys.executable)
 
                 #print underline('Entering %s package' % directory.basename())
                 for cmd in self.commands:
-                    setup_command = '%s setup.py %s ' % (sys.executable, cmd)
+                    setup_command = f'{sys.executable} setup.py {cmd} ' # % (sys.executable, cmd)
                     print("\tExecuting " + setup_command + '...processing', end=' ')
 
                     #Run setup.py with user commands
diff --git a/src/openalea/deploy/shared_data.py b/src/openalea/deploy/shared_data.py
index cc9917a..2752f2f 100644
--- a/src/openalea/deploy/shared_data.py
+++ b/src/openalea/deploy/shared_data.py
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 import os
 from os.path import join as pj
 from os.path import realpath, isdir, isfile
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+"""
 try:
     from path import Path
 except ImportError:
@@ -31,6 +35,7 @@
             from openalea.core.path import path as Path
         except ImportError:
             from IPython.external.path import path as Path
+"""
 
 __license__ = "Cecill-C"
 __revision__ = " $Id: gforge.py 2243 2010-02-08 17:08:47Z cokelaer $ "
@@ -86,22 +91,24 @@ def shared_data(package_path, filename=None, pattern=None,
             package_path = package_path[0]
     package_path = Path(package_path)
     ff = package_path / share_path
-    ff = ff.realpath()
+    # ff = ff.realpath() # path.py
+    ff = ff.resolve()
     shared_data_path = None
-    if ff.isdir():
+    #if ff.isdir():
+    if ff.is_dir():
         if filename is None:
             shared_data_path = ff
             if pattern:
-                l = ff.glob(pattern)
+                l = list(ff.glob(pattern))
                 if l:
                     shared_data_path = l
         else:
             ff = ff / filename
-            ff = ff.realpath()
-            if ff.isfile():
+            ff = ff.resolve()
+            if ff.is_file():
                 shared_data_path = ff
 
-    if shared_data_path is None and (package_path / '__init__.py').isfile():
+    if shared_data_path is None and (package_path / '__init__.py').is_file():
         shared_data_path = shared_data(package_path.parent, filename, pattern,
                                        share_path)
         if shared_data_path is None:
diff --git a/src/openalea/deploy/version.py b/src/openalea/deploy/version.py
index 5d40bd3..190e5fc 100644
--- a/src/openalea/deploy/version.py
+++ b/src/openalea/deploy/version.py
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 major = 3
 """(int) Version major component."""
 
-minor = 1
+minor = 2
 """(int) Version minor component."""
 
-post = 2
+post = 0
 """(int) Version post or bugfix component."""
 
 __version__ = ".".join([str(s) for s in (major, minor, post)])