OS_Get_current_working_directory.md

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Tags: #os #python #snippet #operations #operatingsystem

Author: Florent Ravenel

Description: This notebook demonstrates how to get the current working directory using os module. The main purpose of the OS module is to interact with your operating system. The primary use I find for it is to create folders, remove folders, move folders, and sometimes change the working directory. You can also access the names of files within a file path by doing listdir(). We do not cover that in this video, but that's an option.

References:

• OS Module Python Tutorial
• os — Miscellaneous operating system interfaces

Input

Import libraries

import os

Model

Get current working directory

The os.getcwd() function returns the current working directory of the process.

# Get the current working directory
cwd = os.getcwd()

Output

Display result

# Print the current working directory
print(cwd)