how to check for a directory in 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

#using pathlib
from pathlib import Path

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