How to remove name of parent directory in Python

Question

I am passing a file path to a method. An example is the following: The method--

def example(image):
     code not shown

The call to the method--

example("resources/1.png")

In this, I want to remove the "resources/" part using the example method and simply return "1.png". How can I do that?

Why is the "code not shown", please show us the code – Devesh Kumar Singh Jun 15 '19 at 21:57 — Devesh Kumar Singh, Jun 15 '19 at 21:57
Are you looking for the `os.path.basename` function? – Daniel Pryden Jun 15 '19 at 21:58 — Daniel Pryden, Jun 15 '19 at 21:58

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 15 '19 at 21:58

The standard library has exactly the function you're looking for, it's called basename. you just need to import os:

>>> import os                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
>>> os.path.basename("resources/1.png")                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
'1.png'

I guess your function could then be written as:

from os import path  # Usually goes at the top of the file

def example(image):
    return path.basename(image)

How to remove name of parent directory in Python

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