Python | os.path.basename() method

Syntax: os.path.basename(path)

Parameter:
path: A path-like object representing a file system path.

Return Type: This method returns a string value which represents the base name the specified path.

Code: Use of os.path.basename() method

# Python program to explain os.path.basename() method 
	
# importing os.path module 
import os.path 

# Path 
path = '/home/User/Documents'


# Above specified path 
# will be splited into 
# (head, tail) pair as 
# ('/home/User', 'Documents') 

# Get the base name 
# of the specified path 
basename = os.path.basename(path) 

# Print the base name 
print(basename) 


# Path 
path = '/home/User/Documents/file.txt'

# Above specified path 
# will be splited into 
# (head, tail) pair as 
# ('/home/User/Documents', 'file.txt') 

# Get the base name 
# of the specified path 
basename = os.path.basename(path) 

# Print the basename name 
print(basename) 


# Path 
path = 'file.txt'


# The above specified path 
# will be splitted into 
# head and tail pair 
# as ('', 'file.txt') 
# so 'file.txt' will be printed 

# Get the base name 
# of the specified path 
basename = os.path.basename(path) 

# Print the base name 
print(basename) 

Output:

Documents
file.txt
file.txt