How to get the current directory in python?

Question

I'm trying to get the current directory using the OS module, like that:

directory=os.getcwd()

However, when I do this, the directory comes with \, like 'C:\Users\...', and I need to use directory with \\ or /.

Is that anyway to get the directory with \\ or /?

Its just a string; you can manipulate it however you need to. — Scott Hunter, Nov 23 '21 at 19:21
I already tried to replace the '\', but '\' is a special character, so I can't just do directory.replace("\","/") — MATHEUS HENRIQUE NASCIMENTO DA, Nov 23 '21 at 19:24
Please show what exactly you need to have instead of 'C:\Users\...'. — PM 77-1, Nov 23 '21 at 19:25
'C:/Users/...', i just need to replace the \ character by the / character — MATHEUS HENRIQUE NASCIMENTO DA, Nov 23 '21 at 19:27
You have to use two backslashes when putting a backslash in a string to represent a single backslash, so it would be `directory.replace("\\","/")` — hostingutilities.com, Nov 23 '21 at 19:27
Thanks, I've tried the link that @Passerby posted and it works, thanks a lot! — MATHEUS HENRIQUE NASCIMENTO DA, Nov 23 '21 at 19:34

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 23 '21 at 19:31

3

You can just replace the \ with /. Note that the former must be escaped with another \, like below:

import os
directory = os.getcwd().replace('\\', '/')

answered Nov 23 '21 at 19:31

PApostol

1 Answers1