check if a txt file exist in a specific directory or not?

Question

I am trying to find out if a txt file with 'newfile' name exists in a specified directory or not, if not create a new txt file

import os.path
if (os.path.exists("newfile.txt") == False):
    open("count.txt", "w")

but it does not work since I cannot access the current or specified director with this code.

Answer 1

You can use glob to locate the directory.

import glob

file_path = glob.glob('../your/file_directory/*')
if "count.txt" not in file_path:
    with open('../your/file_directory/count.txt', 'w') as f:
        f.write('Create new text file')

Answer 2

import inspect
import os

module_path = inspect.getfile(inspect.currentframe())
module_dir = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(module_path))
os.chdir(module_dir) # set working directory to where file is

if not os.path.exists("C:\\absolute\\directory\\newfile.txt"):
    open("count.txt", "w")

You can replace the path with unix style directories.

Answer 3

Solve 1:

import os.path

file = 'yourpath\file_to_check.txt'     # 예제 Textfile

if os.path.isfile(file):
  print("Yes. it is a file")
elif os.path.isdir(file):
  print("Yes. it is a directory")
elif os.path.exists(file):
  print("Something exist")
else :
  print("Nothing")

Solve 2:

from pathlib import Path

my_file = Path("your_path\file_to_check.txt") # This way only works in windows os
if my_file.is_file():
  print("Yes it is a file")