OS module in Python provides functions for interacting with the operating system. OS comes under Python’s standard utility modules. This module provides a portable way of using operating system dependent functionality. os.path the module is a submodule of OS module in Python used for common pathname manipulation.
os.path.expandvars() method in Python is used to expand the environment variables in the given path. It replaces substrings of the form $name or ${name} in the given path with the value of environment variable name.
If the given path contains malformed environment variable names or environment variables that do not exist then os.path.expandvars() method will left it unchanged.
On Windows, %name% expansion is also supported in addition to $name and ${name}expansion.
Syntax: os.path.expandvars(path)
Parameter:
path: A path-like object representing a file system path. A path-like object is either a string or bytes object representing a path.Return Type: This method returns a string which represents the parameter with environment variables expanded.
Code #1: Use of os.path.expandvars() method
# Python program to explain os.path.expandvars() method # importing os.path module import os.path # Pathpath = "$HOME/file.txt" # Expand the environment variables# with their corresponding # value in the given path exp_var = os.path.expandvars(path) # Print the given path with# environment variables expandedprint(exp_var) # Change the value of # Environment variable 'HOME' os.environ["HOME"] = "/home/GeeksForGeeks" # Pathpath = "$HOME/Documents/file.txt" # Expand the environment variables# with their corresponding # value in the given path exp_var = os.path.expandvars(path) # Print the given path with# environment variables expandedprint(exp_var) # Create an environment variableos.environ["USER"] = "ihritik" # Pathpath = "/home/${USER}/file.txt" # Expand the environment variables# with their corresponding # value in the given path exp_var = os.path.expandvars(path) # Print the given path with# environment variables expandedprint(exp_var) # In the above example,# os.path.expandvars() method replaced # the environment variable 'HOME' and 'USER'# with their corresponding values |
/home/ihritik/file.txt /home/GeeksForGeeks/Documents/file.txt /home/ihritik/file.txt
Code #2: Use of os.path.expandvars() method (On Windows)
# Python program to explain os.path.expandvars() method # importing os.path module import os.path # On Windows % name % expansions# are supported in addition to# $name and ${name} # Path 1path1 = R"% HOMEPATH %\Directory\file.txt" # Path 2path2 = R"C:\Users\$USERNAME\Directory\file.txt" # Path 3path3 = R"${TEMP}\file.txt" # Expand the environment variables# with their corresponding # value in the given paths exp_var1 = os.path.expandvars(path1)exp_var2 = os.path.expandvars(path2)exp_var3 = os.path.expandvars(path3) # Print the given paths with# environment variables expandedprint(exp_var1)print(exp_var2)print(exp_var3) # In the above example # os.path.expandvars() method# replaced the environment variables# 'HOMEPATH', 'USERNAME' and 'TEMP'# with their corresponding values |
\\Users\\Hritik\\\Directory\\file.txt C:\\Users\\Hritik\\\Directory\\file.txt C:\\Users\\Hritik\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\file.txt
Code #3: If environment variable does not exists
# Python program to explain os.path.expandvars() method # importing os.path module import os.path # If the environment variable # is malformed or does not exist# then the given path will be# left unchanged # Pathpath = R"${MYHOME}/Directory/file.txt" # Expand the environment variables# with their corresponding # value in the given paths exp_var = os.path.expandvars(path) # Print the given path with# environment variables expandedprint(exp_var) # As 'MYHOME' environment variable# does not exists so# os.path.expandvars() method# will return the given path# unchanged |
${MYHOME}/Directory/file.txt
