> > What I found is this: > > import os > > myfile_name_with_path = 'path/to/my/testfile.txt' > > basename = os.path.basename(myfile_with_path) > > filename = os.path.splitext(basename) > > myfile_name_without_suffix = filename[0] > > The last two can be easily combined as: > > > myfile_name_without_suffix = os.path.splitext(basename)[0] > > But otherwise you are using the "correct" mechanism if > you want a reliable result. Thanks for this confirmation.
I am happy to have made some tiny progress in my python learings... Kind regards, Timmie _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor