python module os code example

Example 1: python os module

#the os module provides an operating system interface from Python
import os
#prints the name of the operating system
print(os.name)
#prints the absolute path for the module
print(os.getcwd())

Example 2: os module in python

# Delete everything reachable from the directory named in "top",
# assuming there are no symbolic links.
# CAUTION:  This is dangerous!  For example, if top == '/', it
# could delete all your disk files.
import os
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(top, topdown=False):
    for name in files:
        os.remove(os.path.join(root, name))
    for name in dirs:
        os.rmdir(os.path.join(root, name))

Example 3: os module

>>> import os
>>> os.getcwd()      # Return the current working directory
'C:\\Python39'
>>> os.chdir('/server/accesslogs')   # Change current working directory
>>> os.system('mkdir today')   # Run the command mkdir in the system shell
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