Hello dear readers! Welcome back to another section of my Tutorial on Python. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the Os getcwd() method.
The Python os getcwd() returns the current working directory of a process.
The Python os getcwd() returns the current working directory of a process.
Syntax
The following below is the syntax for Python Os getcwd() method -
cwd = os.getcwd( )
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Parameter Details
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Return Value
It returns current working directory of a process.
Example
The following below is a simple example -
#!/usr/bin/python
import os, sys
# First go to the "/var/www/html" directory
os.chdir("/var/www/html" )
# Print current working directory
print "Current working dir : %s" % os.getcwd()
# Now open a directory "/tmp"
fd = os.open( "/tmp", os.O_RDONLY )
# Use os.fchdir() method to change the dir
os.fchdir(fd)
# Print current working directory
print "Current working dir : %s" % os.getcwd()
# Close opened directory.
os.close( fd )
Output
When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -
Current working dir : /var/www/html
Current working dir : /tmp
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Alright guys! This is where we are rounding up for this tutorial post. In my next tutorial, we are going to be discussing about the Python OS getcwdu() Method.
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