os.path.split, changing file name with out compromising the Path

Question

i have followed Python get file name and change & save it in variable. which work fine and change the file name as required.

but now i am facing problem with path where the file is getting saved. as the file is getting saved in "media/ok_abc.txt" whereas it should be media/documents/ok_abc.txt

e.g.

docfile = /media/documents/abc.csv after applaying below instruction

filename = os.path.splitext(docfile.name)[0]
newfilename = 'ok_%s.txt' % filename

am able to change the file name but the path is getting reduced as /media/ok_abc.txt, it should be /media/documents/abc.txt

how i can change the file name with out compromising on the Path

score 22 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 23 '13 at 01:47

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Extract the directory from the full file path, and later add it back.

path, filename = os.path.split(docfile)
filename = os.path.splitext(filename)[0]
newfilename = 'ok_%s.txt' % filename
newpath = os.path.join(path, newfilename)

answered Sep 23 '13 at 01:47

ledzep2

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thanks. sounds dummy but now i will be using newpath instead of newfile for further processing/following code. right? – ashir nasir Sep 23 '13 at 01:52
newpath is the full path while newfilename is just a filename. Adapt as it fits. – ledzep2 Sep 23 '13 at 01:54

os.path.split, changing file name with out compromising the Path

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