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
