I want to make a program that takes file name from user and displays absolute path of the file

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So what I basically am trying to make is a program that asks user for file and displays absolute path of the program. For eg. If user enters 'Spotify' then I want to locate spotify.exe on the pc if It exists and print its absolute path.

I wanted to make this for a personal assistant that I am working on.

I previously tried

os.system(input + '.exe') but taking the eg of spotify only...it is not an internal file that will be recognised….please help.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 21 '19 at 12:06

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You could use use os.walk to get the files's location and then os.path.abspath to get the full absolute pathname.

related answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/1124841/2174832

answered Aug 21 '19 at 12:06

matyas

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I havent really studied os module so i dont know its features could you please explain walk's function a little. Thanks. – RISHABH AGRAWAL Aug 22 '19 at 15:14

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 21 '19 at 12:03

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Have you tried

os.path.abspath(file)

answered Aug 21 '19 at 12:03

Welyngton Dal Prá

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no but i will try it now....for file do i need to give 'something.exe' or 'something'? – RISHABH AGRAWAL Aug 22 '19 at 15:13

score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 21 '19 at 12:03

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If you are using Linux, you can use os.system('which spotify')

answered Aug 21 '19 at 12:03

Hyyudu

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I want to make a program that takes file name from user and displays absolute path of the file

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