python check is directory code example

Example 1: python how to see if file is directory

"""
Use os.path.isfile(some_string) to check if some_string is a file
Use os.path.isdir(some_string) to check if some_string is a directory
"""
import os

path = "C:/some directory/"
file = path + "file.txt"

print("variable path is a file:", os.path.isfile(path) )
print("variable path is a directory:", os.path.isdir(path) )

print()

print("variable file is a file:", os.path.isfile(file) )
print("variable file is a directory:", os.path.isdir(file) )

Example 2: how to check in which directory python in running

import os
cwd = os.getcwd()

Example 3: check dir exist python

import os.path
from os import path

def main():

   print ("File exists:"+str(path.exists('guru99.txt')))
   print ("File exists:" + str(path.exists('career.guru99.txt')))
   print ("directory exists:" + str(path.exists('myDirectory')))

if __name__== "__main__":
   main()

Example 4: python os is directory

import os.path
  
# Path
path = '/home/User/Documents/file.txt'
  
# Check whether the 
# specified path is an
# existing directory or not
isdir = os.path.isdir(path)
print(isdir)
  
  
# Path
path = '/home/User/Documents/'
  
# Check whether the 
# specified path is an
# existing directory or not
isdir = os.path.isdir(path)
print(isdir)