7.3 Directories and Filesystems
In today's data-driven world, manipulating directories and file systems is a crucial aspect of many real-world Python tasks, including data preprocessing, saving machine learning models, handling logs, and more. To carry out these tasks effectively, Python offers a wide range of built-in libraries such as os and shutil.
The os library provides a comprehensive set of functions for using operating system-dependent functionality, enabling you to interact with the underlying operating system that Python is running on. For example, you can use the os module to create files, rename files, move files, and much more. The shutil library, on the other hand, provides a higher level interface for copying files and entire directory trees, making it an essential tool for data manipulation.
By mastering these libraries, you can unleash the full potential of Python's file handling capabilities, allowing you to perform complex data manipulations with ease....
