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Exercise: Extract Path Components

Martin Breuss

Python Basics: File System Operations Martin Breuss 08:00

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Python Basics: File System Operations (Overview) 03:37

The Anatomy of a File 05:28

The File System 05:28

Creating Path Objects From Strings 04:02

Using Path.home() and Path.cwd() 03:43

Using the Forward Slash Operator 04:19

Checking Whether a File Path Exists 06:23

Understanding Absolute vs Relative Paths 02:54

Resolving Relative Paths 04:36

Accessing File Path Components (Part 1) 02:26

Accessing File Path Components (Part 2) 02:30

Accessing File Path Components (Recap) 01:55

Exercise: Extract Path Components 08:00

Accessing Files and Folders (Review Exercises) 01:11

Creating a Directory 03:36

Creating a Subdirectory 03:16

Creating a File 04:03

Creating Directories and Files (Recap) 01:44

Exercise: Create Project Structure 08:00

Iterating Over Directory Contents 03:15

Searching for Files Using Glob Methods 03:28

Using Common Wildcard Characters 01:51

Using the Star Wildcard 05:15

Using the Question Mark Wildcard 03:03

Using the Square Bracket Wildcard 02:16

Recursively Matching 04:17

Exercise: Find Text Files With Glob 08:00

Moving a File 04:33

Moving a Folder 03:07

Deleting a File 03:08

Deleting an Empty Folder 03:17

Deleting a Non-Empty Folder 03:11

Moving and Deleting Files and Folders (Review Exercises) 01:11

Exercise: Organize Files by Extension 08:00

Moving All Image Files to a New Directory (Challenge) 01:22

Python Basics: File System Operations (Quiz) 06:00

Python Basics: File System Operations (Summary) 01:23

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