Know change current directory in Python shell

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I am using Python 3.2 on Windows 7.

When I open the Python shell, how can I know what the current directory is.

How can I change it to another directory?
Nov 12, 2018 in Python by findingbugs
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This will work 

>>> import os
>>> os.getcwd()
'/home/user'
>>> os.chdir("/tmp/")
>>> os.getcwd()
'/tmp'
answered Nov 12, 2018 by Priyaj
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