Example 1: Using pathlib module
import pathlib
# path of the given file
print(pathlib.Path("my_file.txt").parent.absolute())
# current working directory
print(pathlib.Path().absolute())
Output
/Users/username /Users/username
Using the pathlib module, you can get the current working directory.
- Pass the file's name in
Path()method. parentgives the logical parent of the path andabsolute()gives the absolute path of the file.pathlib.Path().absolute()gives the current working directory.
Example 2: Using os module
import os
# path of the given file
print(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath("my_file.txt")))
# current working directory
print(os.path.abspath(os.getcwd()))
Output
/Users/username /Users/username
You can do the same thing with the os module.
- Use
abspath()method to get an absolute path. getcwd()gives the current working directory.