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How to get only the last part of a path in Python?

In python, suppose I have a path like this: /folderA/folderB/folderC/folderD/ How can I get just the folderD part?
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Given a filesystem path, is there a shorter way to extract the filename without its extension?

I program in WPF C#. I have e.g. the following path: C:\Program Files\hello.txt and I want to extract hello from it. The path is a string retrieved from a database. Currently I'm using the following code to split the path by '\' and then split…
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Python os.path.join on Windows

I am trying to learn python and am making a program that will output a script. I want to use os.path.join, but am pretty confused. According to the docs if I say: os.path.join('c:', 'sourcedir') I get "C:sourcedir". According to the docs, this…
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What is the correct way to join multiple path components into a single complete path in emacs lisp?

Suppose I have variables dir and file containing strings representing a directory and a filename, respectively . What is the proper way in emacs lisp to join them into a full path to the file? For example, if dir is "/usr/bin" and file is "ls", then…
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How to fix "Path Manipulation Vulnerability" in some Java Code?

The below simple java code getting Fortify Path Manipulation error. Please help me to resolve this. I am struggling from long time. public class Test { public static void main(String[] args) { File file=new File(args[0]); } }
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Standard (or free) POSIX path manipulation C library

Is there any standard (or widely used) simple POSIX path manipulation library for C (path join, filename stripping, etc.) ? Actually, because I'm mostly working under Windows, I currently use 'shlwapi' path functions. Is there any equivalent set of…
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Path Manipulation (security vulnerability)

A Fortify security review informed us of some path manipulation vulnerabilities. Most have been obvious and easy fixes, but I don't understand how to fix the following one. string[] wsdlFiles = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(wsdlPath,…
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How can I find the potential source environment variable for a partial path in PowerShell?

I want to write a function that converts regular path to path that includes environment variables: For example: C:\Windows\SomePath convert to: %Windir%\SomePath How would I do that and is this possible? Here is what I'm trying to do, but problem…
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Long- and Multi-format Path Manipulation Library?

Is there any path open-source manipulation library which supports all of the following? Unrestricted path lengths (i.e. the only restriction should be from the range of size_t, not arbitrary limitations like 256 characters) Basic manipulations like…
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Safe version of Path.Combine

I have a rootPath that I trust and a relativePath that I don't. I want to combine them in such a way that I can be sure that the result is under rootPath and that the user can't use .. to get back past the starting point. I do want the relative path…
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How to correct Path Manipulation error given by fortify?

I need to read the properties file kept in user_home folder. PropsFile = System.getProperty("user.home") + System.getProperty("file.separator")+ "x.properties"; Fortify is giving path manipulation error in this line. The number of correct values…
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Code review: Determining whether a folder exists, given the full file path?

With a function being passed a full path to a file, such as C:\someFolder\anotherFolder\someXML.xml, determine whether the folder exists. Is there a smarter/better/more elegant way of doing this? Here is my implementation: Private Function…
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Python Handle Fortify Path Manipulation

I am trying to run fortify analyzer on my python code and I am trying to read a file created by my kubernetes server but I am being flagged as Path Manipulation.. What can I do to handle this Critical level in my python code? namespace =…
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How can I manipulate Windows paths from a Linux app and vice versa in .NET Core?

I'm building a data transfer tool that may be deployed to either a Windows or Linux Docker container that must instruct SQL Server to take a database snapshot. Additionally, SQL Server may be on either Windows or Linux and I need to specify where…
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How to to resolve issue Fortify path manipulation

The following code always shows path manipulation problem. How to resolve it ? string pathMaterData = ServerName + "\\MaterData\\"; if (!Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(ServerName, "\\MaterData\\"))) { …
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