Python os.getcwdu() Method

Hello dear readers! welcome back to another section of our tutorial on Python. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the Os getcwdu() method.

The Python os getcwdu() returns a unicode object which represents the current working directory.

Syntax

The following below is the syntax for Python Os getcwdu() method -

os.getcwdu( )

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Parameter Details

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Return Value

It returns a unicode object which is representing the current working directory.

Example

The following below is a simple example -

#!/usr/bin/python

import os, sys

# First go to the "/var/www/html" directory
os.chdir("/var/www/html" )

# Print current working directory
print "Current working dir : %s" % os.getcwdu()

# Now open a directory "/tmp"
fd = os.open( "/tmp", os.O_RDONLY )

# Use os.fchdir() method to change the dir
os.fchdir(fd)

# Print current working directory
print "Current working dir : %s" % os.getcwdu()

# Close opened directory.
os.close( fd )

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

Current working dir : /var/www/html
Current working dir : /tmp

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