moving some lines around

Author: czaloom

src/valor_lite/cache.py

@@ -120,16 +120,18 @@ def __init__(
         self._rows_per_file = rows_per_file
         self._compression = compression
 
+    @classmethod
+    def load(cls, path: str | Path):
+        path = Path(path)
+
         # validate path
-        if not self._path.exists():
-            raise FileNotFoundError(f"Directory does not exist: {self._path}")
-        elif not self._path.is_dir():
+        if not path.exists():
+            raise FileNotFoundError(f"Directory does not exist: {path}")
+        elif not path.is_dir():
             raise NotADirectoryError(
-                f"Path exists but is not a directory: {self._path}"
+                f"Path exists but is not a directory: {path}"
             )
 
-    @classmethod
-    def load(cls, path: str | Path):
         def _retrieve(config: dict, key: str):
             if value := config.get(key, None):
                 return value