Python 3.4+pathlibterm

pathlib.PurePath.name

path components

The final path component in full — the file name with its extension: 'report.tar.gz'.

Syntax

PurePath(...).name

For a path ending in a directory, name is that directory's name; for the root '/' it is an empty string. The property only parses the path as a string and never touches the disk: the file need not exist. with_name() replaces it.

Examples

from pathlib import PurePosixPath as P
p = P('/data/report.tar.gz')
print(p.name)  # → report.tar.gz
print(repr(P('/').name))  # → ''
print(p.with_name('summary.txt'))  # → /data/summary.txt

See also

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