Python | os.path.splitdrive() method
Last Updated :
07 Jun, 2019
OS module in Python provides functions for interacting with the operating system. OS comes under Python’s standard utility modules. This module provides a portable way of using operating system dependent functionality.
os.path module is a submodule of
OS module in Python used for common pathname manipulation.
os.path.splitdrive() method in Python is used to Split the path name into a pair
drive and
tail. Here,
drive is either a mount point or the empty string and rest path component is
tail.
On systems which do not use drive specification,
drive will always be an empty string. Example: UNIX.
On Windows,
os.path.splitdrive() method splits a given path name into drive or UNC sharepoint as
drive and other path component as
tail.
For example:
path name drive tail
On Windows
If path contains drive letter
C:\User\Documents\file.txt C: C:\User\Documents\file.txt
If the path contains UNC path
\\host\computer\dir\file.txt \\host\computer \dir\file.txt
On Unix
/home/User/Documents/file.txt {empty} /home/User/Documents/file.txt
Syntax: os.path.splitdrive(path)
Parameter:
path: A path-like object representing a file system path. A path-like object is either a str or bytes object representing a path.
Return Type: This method returns a tuple that represents drive and tail of the given path name.
Code #1: Use of os.path.splitdrive() method (On Windows)
Python3
# Python program to explain os.path.splitdrive() method
# importing os module
import os
# Path Containing a drive letter
path = R"C:\User\Documents\file.txt"
# Split the path in
# drive and tail pair
drive_tail = os.path.splitdrive(path)
# print drive and tail
# of the given path
print("Drive of path '%s:'" %path, drive_tail[0])
print("Tail of path '%s:'" %path, drive_tail[1], "\n")
# Path representing a UNC path
path = R"\\host\computer\dir\file.txt"
# Split the path in
# drive and tail pair
drive_tail = os.path.splitdrive(path)
# print drive and tail
# of the given path
print("Drive of path '%s':" %path, drive_tail[0])
print("Tail of path '%s':" %path, drive_tail[1], "\n")
# Path representing a relative path
path = R"\dir\file.txt"
# Split the path in
# drive and tail pair
drive_tail = os.path.splitdrive(path)
# print drive and tail
# of the given path
print("Drive of path '%s':" %path, drive_tail[0])
print("Tail of path '%s':" %path, drive_tail[1])
Output:
Drive of path 'C:\User\Documents\file.txt': C:
Tail of path 'C:\User\Documents\file.txt': \User\Documents\file.txt
Drive of path '\\host\computer\dir\file.txt': \\host\computer
Tail of path '\\host\computer\dir\file.txt': \dir\file.txt
Drive of path '\dir\file.txt':
Tail of path '\dir\file.txt': \dir\file.txt
Code #2: Use of
os.path.splitdrive() method (On UNIX)
Python3
# Python program to explain os.path.splitdrive() method
# importing os module
import os
# Path
path = "/home/User/Documents/file.txt"
# Split the path in
# drive and tail pair
drive_tail = os.path.splitdrive(path)
# print drive and tail
# of the given path
print("Drive of path '%s':" %path, drive_tail[0])
print("Tail of path '%s':" %path, drive_tail[1])
# os.path.splitdrive() method
# will return drive as empty everytime
# as UNIX do not use
# drive specification
Output:
Drive of path '/home/User/Documents/file.txt':
Tail of path '/home/User/Documents/file.txt': /home/User/Documents/file.txt
Reference: https://docs.python.org/3/library/os.path.html
