Python: Read only file name, instead of path [duplicate]

Question

How to get ONLY filename instead of full path?

For example:

path = /folder/file.txt

and i need to get:

filename = file.txt

How to do that?

Ofer Sadan · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-24 18:21:31Z

2

You should use the os module:

import os
filename = os.path.basename(path)

For other path manipulations look here (for python 2.7) or here (for python 3)

answered Jun 24, 2017 at 18:14

Ofer Sadan

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