os python local file path code example

Example 1: python how to open a file in a different directory in mac

import os
f = open (os.path.expanduser("~/Desktop/somedir/somefile.txt"))

Example 2: pathlib path forward or back slahses

>>> import pathlib
>>> p = pathlib.PureWindowsPath(r'\dir\anotherdir\foodir\more')
>>> print(p)    
\dir\anotherdir\foodir\more
>>> print(p.as_posix())
/dir/anotherdir/foodir/more
>>> str(p)
'\\dir\\anotherdir\\foodir\\more'
>>> str(p.as_posix())
'/dir/anotherdir/foodir/more'