156. File Handling with pathlib

Here are 10 Python snippets demonstrating file handling with the pathlib module for object-oriented file system path manipulation. Each snippet is separated by a delimiter.

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Snippet 1: Create a Path Object

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from pathlib import Path

path = Path('/home/user/documents')
print("Path:", path)

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Snippet 2: Check If a File Exists

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from pathlib import Path

file_path = Path('example.txt')
if file_path.exists():
    print(f"{file_path} exists.")
else:
    print(f"{file_path} does not exist.")

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Snippet 3: Create a Directory

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from pathlib import Path

directory = Path('new_directory')
directory.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
print(f"Directory '{directory}' created.")

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Snippet 4: Write to a File

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from pathlib import Path

file_path = Path('example.txt')
file_path.write_text("Hello, World!")
print(f"Text written to {file_path}")

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Snippet 5: Read from a File

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from pathlib import Path

file_path = Path('example.txt')
content = file_path.read_text()
print("File Content:", content)

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Snippet 6: Iterating Over Files in a Directory

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from pathlib import Path

directory = Path('.')
for file in directory.iterdir():
    if file.is_file():
        print("File:", file)

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Snippet 7: Get File Extension

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from pathlib import Path

file_path = Path('example.txt')
print("File Extension:", file_path.suffix)

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Snippet 8: Rename a File

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from pathlib import Path

file_path = Path('example.txt')
new_file_path = file_path.with_name('renamed_example.txt')
file_path.rename(new_file_path)
print(f"File renamed to {new_file_path}")

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Snippet 9: Delete a File

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from pathlib import Path

file_path = Path('renamed_example.txt')
if file_path.exists():
    file_path.unlink()
    print(f"{file_path} deleted.")
else:
    print(f"{file_path} does not exist.")

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Snippet 10: Resolve Absolute Path

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from pathlib import Path

relative_path = Path('example.txt')
absolute_path = relative_path.resolve()
print("Absolute Path:", absolute_path)

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