🔒 valid file path

[warm trail]

hello, is there a way to check if the file path I input is valid?
like if I input c:\Userssssss\x.txt it will see that it is invalid but if I just type x.txt or c;\Users\user\Desktop\x.txt it will be ok

[delicate harness]

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[warm trail]

not if it exists\

os.path.isfile works

but I want to see if the dir is valid I think?

import os

if os.path.exists(r"c:\Users\x.txt"):
    print(True)
else:
    print(False)

returns False

[foggy stump]

use exists, yes.

[foggy stump]

then call it on the parent

in os.path that's done via something like dirname

[warm trail]

can you give me an example pls ?

[foggy stump]

in pathlib it'd be

p = Path(r"c:\Users\x.txt")
assert p.parent.exists(), p

[warm trail]

so it checks if c:\Users exists?

alr !

what does it do tho

like how do I get a True or False

[foggy stump]

p.parent.exists() returns a boolean

!docs pathlib.Path.exists

[delicate harness]

pathlib.Path.exists

Path.exists(*, follow_symlinks=True)```
Return `True` if the path points to an existing file or directory.

This method normally follows symlinks; to check if a symlink exists, add the argument `follow_symlinks=False`...

[warm trail]

I see

tyy

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