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Thursday, June 23, 2011

python: get the last directory name in a path

If I want to pull just the parent directory name out of a long path to a file:
>>> import os
>>> pth="/abeja/blanca/zumbas/ebria/de/miel/en/mi/alma/y.te.tuerces"
>>> os.path.split(os.path.dirname(pth))[1]
'alma'
>>>
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7 comments:

  1. AnonMay 31, 2013 at 1:19 AM

    You da' woman! Thank you!

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  2. UnknownJuly 4, 2013 at 7:31 PM

    I was searching for this solution in a lot of websites and wasted almost a couple of hours for this one line.

    Thanks a TON !! Keep the good work going ...

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  3. AnonymousOctober 10, 2013 at 8:16 AM

    I love you!

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  4. Pawan YadavJanuary 1, 2014 at 11:03 AM

    You can use Long Path Tool, it works for such problems..

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  5. farooqChaudhryJuly 30, 2015 at 4:26 PM

    Thank You, exactly what I was looking for.

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