os.path.dirname()
in Python is used to get the name of a directory at a given path.
Syntax: os.path.dirname (path)
Parameter:
path : A path-like object representing a file system path.
Return Type: This method returns a string value which represents the directory name from the specified path.
Code: using method os.path.dirname ( )
# Python program to explain the os.path.dirname () method # import of the os.path module import os.path # Path path = ’/ home / User / Documents ’ # Get directory name # from the specified path dirname = os.path.dirname (path) # Print directory name print (dirname) # Path path = ’/ home / User / Documents / file.txt’ # Get directory name # from the specified path dirname = os .path.dirname (path) # Print directory name print (dirname) # Path path = ’file.txt’ # Get the directory name # from the specified path dirname = os.path.dirname (path) # Print directory name print (dirname) # In the above path # does not contain # directory so # Will not print anything |
Exit :
/ home / User / home / User / Documents
Link: https://docs.python.org/3/library/os.path.html