Find directory of a file in Python

Question

If I have the following file:

file = '/Users/david542/Desktop/work.txt'

I can use os.path.basename(file) to get the file name.

What command would I use to get the directory of the file (i.e., to get "/Users/david542/Desktop") ?

Answer 1

os.path.dirname(file) returns the directory of the passed file name. Alternatively, you can use os.path.split(file) which will give you a tuple containing the directory name and the file name in one call.