IMPORTANT: To view this page as Markdown, append `.md` to the URL (e.g. /docs/manual/basics.md). For the complete Mojo documentation index, see llms.txt.
Skip to main content
Version: 1.0.0b2
For the complete Mojo documentation index, see llms.txt. Markdown versions of all pages are available by appending .md to any URL (e.g. /docs/manual/basics.md).

dirname

def dirname[PathLike: PathLike, //](path: PathLike) -> String

Returns the directory component of a pathname.

Example:

from std.os.path import dirname

print(dirname("/a/b/c.txt")) # "/a/b"
print(dirname("c.txt")) # ""

Parameters:

  • PathLike (PathLike): The type conforming to the os.PathLike trait.

Args:

  • path (PathLike): The path to a file.

Returns:

String: The directory component of a pathname.