I'm trying to validate if a directory received as user input exists using the os module
This is how I'm accepting the input:
directory = input("Hi ! \n please type a directory, thanks !")
The idea is that I want to make sure the user will type an existing directory and nothing else
from pathlib import Path
def is_valid_directory(filename):
p = Path(filename)
return p.exists() and p.is_dir()
pathlib is an enormously convenient module for working with file paths of any sort. The p.exists() call is redundant since p.is_dir() returns False for nonexistent paths, but checking both would allow you to e.g. give better error messages.
EDIT: Note that pathlib was added in Python 3.4. If you're still using an old version for whatever reason, you can use the older os.path.isdir(filename) function.
Have you read the docs for the os module?
Check out the following two links:
Return True if path refers to an existing path.
Return True if path is an existing directory.
