change to home directory

Skaperen · Apr-20-2017, 04:05 AM

how to change the current directory to the home directory, in python? if i have os.chdir(home) then where to get home from?

***micseydel*** · Apr-20-2017, 04:12 AM

home="~"?

Skaperen · Apr-20-2017, 04:44 AM

(Apr-20-2017, 04:12 AM)micseydel Wrote: home="~"?

Output:
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '~'

***micseydel*** · Apr-20-2017, 05:30 AM

os.chdir(os.path.expanduser("~"))

Skaperen · Apr-20-2017, 05:54 AM

that's better

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