os.path.abspath('file1.txt') doesn't return the correct path

Question

Say the path of the file \'file1.txt\' is /home/bentley4/Desktop/sc/file1.txt Say my current working directory is /home/bentley4

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Answer 1

os.path.abspath(filename) returns an absolute path as seen from your current working directory. It does no checking whether the file actually exists.

If you want the absolute path of /home/bentley4/Desktop/sc/file1.txt and you are in /home/bentley4 you will have to use os.path.abspath("Desktop/sc/file1.txt").