File path
A file path is a textual or structured identifier specifying the location of a file or directory in a filesystem.
The Quick Python Book, Fourth Edition
- How it is used
- Uses paths to locate files and directories for filesystem operations and file I/O across operating systems.
- How deep it goes
- Works through path construction, components, queries, and operations with examples; leaves advanced filesystem functions to library documentation.
- Examples
- Demonstrates component assembly and inspection, then archives matching text files under date-stamped names.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via pathlib and os.path to construct, inspect, search, and use paths in file operations.
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Python How-To
- How it is used
- Organizes project files by creating directories, constructing paths, moving or deleting files, and retrieving path metadata.
- How deep it goes
- Demonstrates pathlib operations and filename attributes through examples, including a four-step file-moving procedure.
- Examples
- Uses subject data files to demonstrate cross-platform path construction, file moves, deletion, and pairing .dat files with .config files.
- What you can do after
- Apply pathlib to create directories, build paths, move or delete files, and inspect filename-related attributes.
Related concepts
- stringequivalent to · A string is a programming-language value representing an ordered sequence of characters or character units as text.
- splitalternative to · Split is an operation or function that divides a string or sequence into parts according to a separator, pattern, or other rule.
- positional parameterkind of · A positional parameter is a command or function parameter whose value or meaning is determined by its position among supplied arguments rather than an explicit name.
- os.path.joinconfigured by · os.path.join is a Python standard-library function that combines pathname components using the host operating system’s separator conventions.
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