check if a folder exists python code example

Example 1: python check if folder exists

import os
print(os.path.isdir("/home/el"))
print(os.path.exists("/home/el/myfile.txt"))

Example 2: python check if file exists

import os

os.path.exists("file.txt") # Or folder, will return true or false

Example 3: python check if folder exists

os.path.isdir("/home/el")

Example 4: python check if file exists

#using pathlib
from pathlib import Path

file_name = Path("file.txt")
if file_name.exists():
    print("exists") 
else:
    print("does not exist")

Example 5: check dir exist python

import os.path
from os import path

def main():

   print ("File exists:"+str(path.exists('guru99.txt')))
   print ("File exists:" + str(path.exists('career.guru99.txt')))
   print ("directory exists:" + str(path.exists('myDirectory')))

if __name__== "__main__":
   main()

Example 6: check if a file exists

>>> import os
>>> os.path.isfile("d:\\Package1\\package1\\fibo.py")
True
>>> os.path.isfile("d:/Package1/package1/fibo.py")
True
>>> os.path.isfile("d:\\nonexisting.txt")