Check whether a path is valid in Python

Question

Is there any easy way to check whether a path is valid? The file doesn\'t have to exist now, I\'m wondering if it could exist.

my current version is this:

Answer 1

Attempting it first is the best way, I recommend doing that.

try:
    open(filename, 'w')
except OSError:
    # handle error here

I believe you'll get OSError, catch that explicitly, and test on the platform you're using this on.