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Re: what's the command for (cd ..) in python

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On 9/9/2011 9:03 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> kaustubh joshi wrote:
>
>> Hello friends,
>>                           How do we carry out the command "*cd ..*" in
>> python?
>
> import os
> os.chdir('..')
>
> But think carefully before doing this. Some functions may be confused if you
> change directories while they are running. You may be better off staying in
> the same directory, and adjusting the path names to the files as you work
> with them.

Or, use it once at the top of the main module, with an absolute path, to 
make sure you start at a known place where you want to start.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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what's the command for (cd ..) in python kaustubh joshi <kandrjoshi@gmail.com> - 2011-09-09 14:07 +0200
  Re: what's the command for (cd ..) in python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-09-09 23:03 +1000
    Re: what's the command for (cd ..) in python Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-09-09 13:35 -0400
    Re: what's the command for (cd ..) in python "Waldek M." <wm@localhost.localdomain> - 2011-09-10 12:32 +0200
      Re: what's the command for (cd ..) in python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-09-10 21:11 +1000
        Re: what's the command for (cd ..) in python "Waldek M." <wm@localhost.localdomain> - 2011-09-10 15:57 +0200
          Re: what's the command for (cd ..) in python Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2011-09-11 09:50 +1000

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