Is it possible to specify the previous directory python?

Question

I am attempting to make a Python testing script module self-contained directory-wise for scalability and maintainability purposes.

I have done some research and haven\'t

Answer 1

You're looking to change the working directory? The OS module in python has a lot of functions to help with this.

import os
os.chdir( path )

path being ".." to go up one directory. If you need to check where you are before/after a change of directory you can issue the getcwd() command:

mycwd = os.getcwd()
os.chdir("..")
#do stuff in parent directory
os.chdir(mycwd)     # go back where you came from