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String code required please

Does someone have the Python code to pull just the filename and
extension from the end of an absolute path please.

Thanks in advance ...

Oct 14 '05 #1
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import os
fileName = os.path.basename(absolute)
base, ext = os.path.splitext(fileName)

Stani

http://pythonide.stani.be

Oct 14 '05 #2
da***@yahoo.com wrote:
Does someone have the Python code to pull just the filename and
extension from the end of an absolute path please.

Thanks in advance ...


# Here you go...
import os.path

# Example path
p1 = "C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\DirectX\\Dinput\\mse.i ni"

# This will return: 'mse.ini'
os.path.basename(p1)

"""
You can read more about manipulating file paths by reading the Python
documentation under "6.2 os.path -- Common pathname manipulations".

DA
"""

Oct 14 '05 #3

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