How do I get the folder of the known file directory?

Question

What command can I execute using python to find the folder of the file(the directory is known) using python?

For example, I have "C:/Users/ExUser/Documents/Folder/Player/To-Do.txt", I just need the "Player" part.

@Guy it would be better to use `os.path` module or something similar. — funnydman, Jan 28 '20 at 08:00

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 28 '20 at 08:02

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import os
path = 'C:/Users/ExUser/Documents/Folder/Player/To-Do.txt'
os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(path))

Or Simply

path.split('/')[-2]

answered Jan 28 '20 at 08:02

Shibiraj

Does the former or latter do the job faster? – SF12 Study Jan 28 '20 at 10:37
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@SF12Study I would recommend you to use the first method. because in some OS the path will have `\`. So try to write in a cross-platform manner. – Shibiraj Jan 28 '20 at 10:46

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 28 '20 at 08:03

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Simple as that:

import os
print(os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(path)))

answered Jan 28 '20 at 08:03

funnydman

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 28 '20 at 09:05

You can use the parent property of a pathlib.Path:

from pathlib import Path

path = Path("C:/Users/ExUser/Documents/Folder/Player/To-Do.txt")
print(f'path.parent.as_posix(): {path.parent.as_posix()}')

Output:

path.parent.as_posix(): C:/Users/ExUser/Documents/Folder/Player

score -1 · Answer 4 · edited Jan 28 '20 at 08:41

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The solution to your problem could be to use the library os as follows:

import os
os.chdir('/path/to/folders')
os.system('ls')

edited Jan 28 '20 at 08:41

B--rian

answered Jan 28 '20 at 08:10

ReaperK0v

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