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Re: opening a file

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On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 11:00 PM, Tim Hanson <tjhanson@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Using linux and Python 2.6, learning how to work with files from a Windows
> oriented textbook:
>
> This works:
> infile=open('/foo/bar/prog/py_modules/this_is_a_test','r')
>
> This doesn't:
> infile=open('~/prog/py_modules/this_is_a_test','r')
>
> Can't I work with files using Unix expressions?

As Dennis explained, no. At least, not directly. Python doesn't run
filepaths through the shell for expansion.

However, you can use os.path.expanduser() to make ~-paths work:
http://docs.python.org/library/os.path.html#os.path.expanduser

Cheers,
Chris

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