Python File

Python file, directory, and path

You can get the file content as a list by [1] opening the file in the with statement and [2] using the readlines() method. python with open...

Create a directory or folder in Python

To create a new folder, use `mkdir()` in `os` module. python import os os.mkdir('new_folder') The `new_folder` directory is create...

Get all files with a certain extension in Python

The simplest way to get all files with `py` extension is using glob module in Python. python import glob a = glob.glob('*.py') b = glob...

Path.touch - Create a file in Python

Path class has `touch` method that creates a file. Path is in [pathlib](/python-current-path) module and useful to handle files and directories ...

Delete a file in Python - Let's use "unlink" function in pathlib

You can easily delete a file using pathlib. python from pathlib import Path p = Path(__file__).parent / 'data' / 'mail.txt' p.unlink(...

Differences of Path(), Path(__file__) and Path('..') in Python pathlib

Python Path.resolve returns the absolute path of a file/directory. python from pathlib import Path p1 = Path() print(p1.resolve()) # /...

Read a file using Path.read_text in Python - Good bye with-open-read code

Python Path.read_text function can substitute the traditional `with-open` way. python from pathlib import Path p = Path(__file__).parent...

Python path suffix (file extension)

Python Path module enables to get easily the suffix of a file. python from pathlib import Path p1 = Path(__file__) print(p1.as_posix(...

How to zip a file in Python: Why is "arcname" in "write" function important?

Python zipfile module has methods to make zip files. The below is the simplest code. python from zipfile import ZipFile, ZIP_DEFLATED wi...

Python json.dumps - How to write json data to a file in Python

To write data (as a Python list or dictionary) to a json file, the `json.dumps()` is needed to convert it to the string. python import json...

Python pathlib: How to get the files and directories in the current directory in Python

How to get all the items of the current directory in Python: python from pathlib import Path # current file file = Path(__file__) prin...

Python Path and PosixPath: How to get the current path of a file or directory

In Python, pathlib package is very useful and helpful to get the file/directory path. python from pathlib import Path p = Path(__file__)...