How to change current directory using Python?

You can change directory or cd in Python using the os module. It takes as input the relative/absolute path of the directory you want to switch to.

For example

>>> import os
>>> os.chdir('my_folder')

Rajendra Dharmkar

Published on 22-Dec-2017 08:31:20

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