ezdir 0.2.0

Change working directory up a number of levels or to a named folder

ezdir

Simple utilities to change the current working directory in Python:

• up(n) changes working folder to be up n directory levels.
• find("foldername") changes working folder to the first parent folder matching a name.

Installation

pip install ezdir

Example

import ezdir

ezdir.up(1) # Change current working directory to one level up
ezdir.find("GitProjects") # Change current working directory to a parent folder named 'GitProjects'

Why use it?

Changing working directory in a Jupyter Notebook

If you are using a notebook on a cloud server, your working directory might be different to some elses. Normally people do something like:

import os

os.chdir(path)

But sometimes this path will be different based on the user. This library provides a more sensible way of going up folder paths whether you're using a python script or a notebook.