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Python os.chdir() Method
Description
Python method chdir() changes the current working directory to the given path.It returns None in all the cases.
Syntax
Following is the syntax for chdir() method −
os.chdir(path)
Parameters
path − This is complete path of the directory to be changed to a new location.
Return Value
This method does not return any value.
Example
The following example shows the usage of chdir() method.
#!/usr/bin/python import os path = "/usr/tmp" # Check current working directory. retval = os.getcwd() print "Current working directory %s" % retval # Now change the directory os.chdir( path ) # Check current working directory. retval = os.getcwd() print "Directory changed successfully %s" % retval
When we run above program, it produces following result −
Current working directory /usr Directory changed successfully /usr/tmp
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