There are many directories in python only. And we need a procedure to manage them. Python contains several files, modules, in-built functions, etc. and we use directories to manage, manipulate, and process them all.

With the help of Python, we can also interact with the OS of the system and its files. The modules used for this are -

filecmp
os and os.path
shutil
tempfile

Let's discuss them one by one -

os and os.path module - the module used to handle files and directories. It provides us with functions like create, rename, delete, knowing the current location, changing to another directory, and copying files from one directory to another.

Syntax:

os.mkdir(name) # it creates a new directory with the name you will pass in the name function.

By default, this new directory is created in the current working directory. But if we want to create it somewhere else, we can also do that as well.(just place the path before the name in the mkdir function with forward slash.)

Code:

import os 
os.mkdir('new_directory') # creates a directory in the current working directory.

Output:

Getting the current working directory

Syntax:

os.getcwd()

It will return a string that represents a path of the current working directory.

Code:

import os 
os.getcwd()

Output:

Renaming a directory

Syntax:

os.rename(‘old_name’ , ‘new_name’)

But if a directory with the new name is already present, then the directory will not be renamed and an error will be thrown.

Code: