The os.Path class

The os.Path class provides functions to manipulate files and directories on the machine where the program executes.

This class is provided in the util C-Extension library. To use the os.Path extension, you must import the os package in your program:

IMPORT os

In order to manipulate files, this API gives you access to low-level system functions. Pay attention to operating system specific conventions like path separators.

Important: Some methods are OS specific, like os.Path.rwx() which works only on UNIX systems. Other methods may behave differently, depending on the OS. For example, the os.Path.rename() method cannot rename a file across file systems on a UNIX platform.