How to save plot to new Folder

Question

I would like to save my matplotlib plot to the new generated Folder. I just dont get it to save my plot to this path...

This is my Code so far:

now = datetime.now()
current_time = now.strftime("%m_%d_%Y, %H_%M_%S")
dir_name = "Messdaten " + current_time

os.mkdir(dir_name)

my_path = os.path.abspath(os.getcwd())
    
save_path = my_path + "\\" + dir_name

path = Path(save_path)

plt.savefig(path)

I would be grateful for any help!

Tal Folkman · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-16T12:31:59.867

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try use os module:

import os
my_path = os.path.abspath(__file__) # Figures out the absolute path 
fig.savefig(my_path + '/Sub Directory/graph.png')

or:

script_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
results_dir = os.path.join(script_dir, 'Results/')
sample_file_name = "sample"

os.makedirs(results_dir, exist_ok=True)
plt.savefig(os.path.join(results_dir, sample_file_name))

edited Jan 16 '22 at 12:31

answered Jan 16 '22 at 12:27

Tal Folkman

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the first solution just takes the path where the skript is running, but not the folder path, where the skript is inside – Daniel Jan 16 '22 at 12:30
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try the second one @Daniel – Tal Folkman Jan 16 '22 at 12:31
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Using `join` is better. So, in the 2nd example, it should also be `plt.savefig(join(results_dir, ...))`. Also, you can use `os.makedirs(..., exist_ok=True)` to get rid of the `if`. – cheersmate Jan 16 '22 at 12:31
Thats working pretty well! Thank you! – Daniel Jan 16 '22 at 12:40

How to save plot to new Folder

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