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    "# Frequently Used Python Commands"
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   "source": [
    "This post is about the Python commands I use or Google frequently."
   ]
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   "source": [
    "- To find the absolute path of the directory of the current file being executed -"
   ]
  },
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   "source": [
    "import os \n",
    "\n",
    "abs_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(\".\"))"
   ]
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   "source": [
    "- Using shutil"
   ]
  },
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": null,
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   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "from shutil import copyfile, copy\n",
    "\n",
    "copyfile(src, dst) # To copy a file from source to destination (using shutil)\n",
    "copy(src, dst)     # To copy a file or directory from source to destination (using shutil)\n"
   ]
  },
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   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "- To create a directory if it doesn't exist"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": null,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "import os\n",
    "\n",
    "if not os.path.exists(directory):\n",
    "    os.makedirs(directory)"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "- To write a JSON to a file"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": null,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "import json\n",
    "with open('data.json', 'w') as f:\n",
    "    json.dump(data, f)"
   ]
  }
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