How to check if [dot]folders exist using python

Question

I'm trying to make a python package and I want to take input from the user and save the info in a .example folder in the root directory so that I can access that info later. This is what I implemented but it's not working -

def root_path():
    return os.path.abspath(os.sep)

if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(root, ".example")):
    #get info
else:
    #create .example in root

I want this to work on all operating system (Linux, MacOs and Windows majorly).

Does the isdir() function not work with hidden directories? What is the right way to do this?

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score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 02 '19 at 04:42

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To check if a path exists or not, you can do this

>>> import os
>>> os.path.exists(".hidden-folder")
True

answered Apr 02 '19 at 04:42

bhuvan

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I want to check if the path `/.example` exists from somewhere else like - `/Desktop/Work` – Rounak Vyas Apr 02 '19 at 08:26

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 02 '19 at 04:39

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You can simply check if .example is a directory or not by using:

>>> import os.path
>>> os.path.isdir('.example')

It will give you True in case .example exists and is a directory. Otherwise, it will return False.

answered Apr 02 '19 at 04:39

lmiguelvargasf

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I want to check if the path `/.example` exists from somewhere else like - `/Desktop/Work ` – Rounak Vyas Apr 02 '19 at 08:28

How to check if [dot]folders exist using python

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