pathlib File directory (not working) but without the file name (Parent returns two directories up)

Question

If Im in: C:\dir\pythonfile.py

when I run Path.cwd() I worry about terminal runs from different places, so (maybe wrong) I rely on Path(file)

that returns the right path with the file. If I use ".parent" I get: dir = Path(file).parent # returns C:\ NOT C:\dir\

Im stuck. Help?

Edit: If I run resolve; same problem

You are in `C:\dir` and do a `.parent()` then you are in `C:\\` — MortenB, Mar 28 '23 at 14:42

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 28 '23 at 16:15

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Path(file) returns the directory the file is in (C:\dir in your case). Path(file).parent returns the parent of the directory, not of the file; this is C:\. Just use dir = Path(file).

answered Mar 28 '23 at 16:15

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pathlib File directory (not working) but without the file name (Parent returns two directories up)

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