String Manipulation

[Fredrik Lundh]

Irmen de Jong wrote:

> While is is perfectly acceptable, you might want to consider another
> solution if it is *path names* you are manipulating:
>
>  >>> import os
>  >>> os.path.split("aaa/bbb/ccc/dd")
> ('aaa/bbb/ccc', 'dd')
>  >>> os.path.split("aaa/bbb/ccc/dd")[1]
> 'dd'

or:

    >>> os.path.basename("aaa/bbb/ccc/dd")
    'dd'

(use os.path.dirname to get the directory part)

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