PYTHON basename

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Python replacement for PHP's basename [ edit | history ] 
import os
os.path.basename(path)


If you also need suffix removal: 
import  os.path
def  basename  ( path, suffix=None ):
  basename  =  os .path .basename ( path )
  if suffix and basename .endswith ( suffix ):
    basename  =  basename[:-len(suffix)]
  return  basename


See also the Python documentation for os.path.basename which says:

"Note that the result of the os.path.basename function is different from the Unix basename program; where basename for '/foo/bar/' returns 'bar', the basename() function returns an empty string ('')."

PHP basename

PHP original manual for basename [ show | php.net ]

basename

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

basename — Returns filename component of path

Description

string basename ( string $path [, string $suffix ] )

Given a string containing a path to a file, this function will return the base name of the file.

Parameters

path

A path.

On Windows, both slash (/) and backslash (\) are used as directory separator character. In other environments, it is the forward slash (/).

suffix

If the filename ends in suffix this will also be cut off.

Return Values

Returns the base name of the given path .

Changelog

Version Description
4.1.0 The suffix parameter was added

Examples

Example #1 basename() example

<?php
$path = "/home/httpd/html/index.php";
$file = basename($path);         // $file is set to "index.php"
$file = basename($path, ".php"); // $file is set to "index"
?>

See Also

  • dirname() - Returns directory name component of path
  • pathinfo() - Returns information about a file path

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