Function parent_directory

src/commoncode/fileutils.py:211–220

Return the parent directory path of a file or directory `path`. The returned directory has a trailing path separator unless with_trail is False.

(path, force_posix=False, with_trail=True)

def parent_directory(path, force_posix=False, with_trail=True):
    """
    Return the parent directory path of a file or directory `path`.
    The returned directory has a trailing path separator unless with_trail is False.
    """
    left, _right = split_parent_resource(path, force_posix)
    use_posix = force_posix or is_posixpath(path)
    sep = "/" if use_posix else "\\"
    trail = sep if with_trail and left != sep else ""
    return left + trail


def file_base_name(path, force_posix=False):