get names from a file to a directory python code example

Example 1: get file names in folder python

from os import listdir
from os.path import isfile, join
onlyfiles = [f for f in listdir(mypath) if isfile(join(mypath, f))]

Example 2: python how to get the folder name of a file

# Basic syntax:
import os
os.path.dirname('/path/to/your/favorite/file.txt')
--> '/path/to/your/favorite/'