Shortening file paths using Python

Question

I have an application which should display to the user the path to a file. Let's say the user inputs /home/me/foo/, the application should shorten that to ~/foo.

Is there any way to do this in Python such that it works cross-platform with Linux and Windows?

algorythms · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-20 16:41:22Z

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now sure what you are trying to do but changing it to the other format is as simple as:

newpath = "~"+filepath[9:]

if you want this to work with other usernames,

newpath = "~/"+filepath[findfirstindex('foo'):]

edited Sep 20, 2019 at 16:41

answered Sep 20, 2019 at 16:34

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Ryan Fredez Over a year ago

Will this work if the user has a much longer or shorter name?

algorythms Over a year ago

changed my original answer. you can use findfirstindex to start wherever the first index occurs if there are other usernames

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