Get Filename Without Extension in Python

Question

If I have a filename like one of these:

1.1.1.1.1.jpg

1.1.jpg

1.jpg

How could I get only the filename, without the extension? Would a regex b

Answer 1

No need for regex. os.path.splitext is your friend:

os.path.splitext('1.1.1.jpg')
>>> ('1.1.1', '.jpg')