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Asked: May 10, 20262026-05-10T15:44:32+00:00 2026-05-10T15:44:32+00:00

Given a path such as "mydir/myfile.txt" , how do I find the file’s absolute

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Given a path such as "mydir/myfile.txt", how do I find the file’s absolute path in Python? E.g. on Windows, I might end up with:

"C:/example/cwd/mydir/myfile.txt" 
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  1. 2026-05-10T15:44:33+00:00Added an answer on May 10, 2026 at 3:44 pm
    >>> import os >>> os.path.abspath('mydir/myfile.txt') 'C:/example/cwd/mydir/myfile.txt' 

    Also works if it is already an absolute path:

    >>> import os >>> os.path.abspath('C:/example/cwd/mydir/myfile.txt') 'C:/example/cwd/mydir/myfile.txt' 
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