os.chdir() - os

The method chdir() changes the current working directory to the given path.It returns None in all the cases.
Parameters : 
path -- This is complete path of the directory to be changed to a new location.

Syntax

os.chdir(path)

Example

#!/usr/bin/python
import os

path = "/usr/tmp"

# Check current working directory.
retval = os.getcwd()
print "Current working directory %s" % retval

# Now change the directory
os.chdir( path )

# Check current working directory.
retval = os.getcwd()

print "Directory changed successfully %s" % retval

Output / Return Value

This method does not return any value.

Limitations

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