Python: check if file or directory exists

• os.path.exists to check if file or directory exists.

  import os
  os.path.exists('/tmp/1.txt')
  os.path.exists('/tmp')
  

• os.path.isfile to check if file exists.

  import os
  os.path.isfile('/tmp/1.txt')
  

Python: Get file absolute path

Use os.path.abspath function:

import os
os.path.abspath('abc/abc.txt')