Python os.path.abspath() Method

The os.path.abspath() is a built-in Python function that returns a normalized absolute version of the pathname, which means the abspath() function returns the pathname to a path passed as a parameter.

Syntax

os.path.abspath(path)

Parameters

The os.path.abspath() takes a path or file name as a parameter representing a file system path.

Return Value

The abspath() method returns a normalized version of the pathname path.

Example 1

To work with path functions, import the os module. Then define a path or filename and pass that to the abspath() function, and it returns the normalized path.

import os

path = "Netflix.csv"

file_name = os.path.abspath(path)

print(file_name)

Output

/Users/krunal/Desktop/code/pyt/database/Netflix.csv

As you can see from the output, I have passed a filename from my current directory, which is a database, and it returns an absolute path to that directory and then the filename.

Example 2

To change the current directory in Python, you can use the os.chdir() method.

import os

path = "Pro.R"

os.chdir("/Users/krunal/Desktop/code/R")

file_name = os.path.abspath(path)

print(file_name)

Output

/Users/krunal/Desktop/code/R/Pro.R

The os.path.abspath() function removes things like . and .. from the path giving a full path from the root of the directory tree to the named file (or symlink).

That is it for os.path.abspath() function in Python.