How to create same path to directory on different platforms in Python?

Question

In the piece of code I have, there are many instances where I have the following line

'/home/myname/directory'

For example, I have the following lines of code

filepath = os.listdir('/home/myname/directory')

for content in filepath

   # do something

In the next part of the project, I have to share the code with some one else. I know this person runs openSUSE. If I want code to create that specific directory with the same path to the directory as mine, what do I need to include?

I know its going to involve the OS module but i am not sure which functions and methods to use.

When you say, "I want code to create that specific directory with the same path to the directory as mine", you mean you want to create /home/jm9/my_app (where myname=jm9 and directory=my_app) on your machine and your friend's machine. Is that correct? If not, then explain exactly what you mean. — jww
– jww, Commented Aug 24, 2019 at 5:48
Also see Python path.join behavior is different when run in Mac vs Windows, Cross-platform Desktop directory path?, Platform-independent file paths?, constructing absolute path with os.path.join(), Unix paths that work for any platform in Python?, Platform independent path concatenation using “/” , “\”?, etc. — jww
– jww, Commented Aug 24, 2019 at 5:55
Thank you for the replies and the edits. That's basically what I am looking for. — JM9
– JM9, Commented Aug 24, 2019 at 6:48
Possible duplicate of How can I safely create a nested directory?, How can I create directories recursively?, How to create directories and sub directories efficiently and elegantly in Python, mkdir -p functionality in Python, etc. — jww
– jww, Commented Aug 24, 2019 at 7:26

Ahmed Arafa · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-24 08:10:40Z

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Your code can check the existence of the directory and create it if not found:

if not os.path.exists("/home/myname/directory"):
    os.makedirs("/home/myname/directory")
    # do something

answered Aug 24, 2019 at 8:10

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