How to use “/” (directory separator) in both Linux and Windows in Python?

Question

I have written a code in python which uses / to make a particular file in a folder, if I want to use the code in windows it will not work, is there a way by which I can use

Answer 1

If you are fortunate enough to be running Python 3.4+, you can use pathlib:

from pathlib import Path

path = Path(dir, subdir, filename)  # returns a path of the system's path flavour

or, equivalently,

path = Path(dir) / subdir / filename