get file name from path python code example

Example 1: python get filename from path

import os
print(os.path.basename(your_path))

Example 2: python extract thefile name from relative path

import os
infile = "./../../../../_data/matrix_data/5mer_normalized.tsv"
print(os.path.basename(infile))
>>> "5mer_normalized.tsv"

Example 3: python find file name

filesName = list(map(os.path.basename, glob.glob("..\yourPath\*txt")))
print(filesName)