os.path.split, changing file name with out compromising the Path

Question

i have followed Python get file name and change & save it in variable. which work fine and change the file name as required.

but now i am facing problem with path w

Answer 1

Extract the directory from the full file path, and later add it back.

path, filename = os.path.split(docfile)
filename = os.path.splitext(filename)[0]
newfilename = 'ok_%s.txt' % filename
newpath = os.path.join(path, newfilename)