Directories in Python 3
All files are contained within various
directories, and Python has no problem handling these too. The os module has several methods that help you create,
remove, and change directories.
The mkdir() Method
You can use the mkdir() method of the os module to create directories in the current directory.
You need to supply an argument to this method, which contains the name of the
directory to be created.
Syntax
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os.mkdir("newdir")
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Example
Following is an example to create a directory test in
the current directory-
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#!/usr/bin/python3
import
os
# Create
a directory "test"
os.mkdir("test")
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The chdir() Method
You can use the chdir() method to change the
current directory. The chdir() method takes an argument, which is the name of
the directory that you want to make the current directory.
Syntax
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os.chdir("newdir")
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Example
Following is an example to go into
"/home/newdir" directory-
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#!/usr/bin/python3
import
os
#
Changing a directory to "/home/newdir"
os.chdir("/home/newdir")
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The getcwd() Method
The getcwd() method displays the current
working directory.
Syntax
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os.getcwd()
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Example
Following is an example to give current directory-
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#!/usr/bin/python3
import
os
# This
would give location of the current directory
os.getcwd()
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The rmdir() Method
The rmdir() method deletes the directory,
which is passed as an argument in the method. Before removing a directory, all
the contents in it should be removed.
Syntax
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os.rmdir('dirname')
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Example
Following is an example to remove the
"/tmp/test" directory. It is required to give fully qualified name of
the directory, otherwise it would search for that directory in the current directory.
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#!/usr/bin/python3
import
os
# This
would remove "/tmp/test" directory.
os.rmdir(
"/tmp/test" )
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