Have you struggled withfile path handling in Python? With thepathlib module, the struggle is now over! You no longer need to scratch your head over code like this:

>>>path.rsplit('\\',maxsplit=1)[0]

And you don’t have to cringe at the verbosity of something like this:

>>>os.path.isfile(os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),'realpython.txt'))

In this video course, you’ll learn how to:

• Work withfile paths in Python
• Read andwrite files in new ways
• Manipulate paths and the underlying file system
• List files anditerate over them

Using thepathlib module, the two examples above can be rewritten using elegant, readable, and Pythonic code:

>>>path.parent>>>(pathlib.Path.home()/'realpython.txt').is_file()

That’s what you’ll master in this video course!