How to specify a relative path to a file through an external folder?

Question

Python

Hello. In a regular python script, I can specify the path to a file, which can be in any folder located in the same directory as the script itself. But how do I specify the path to the file if it is located in a folder that is one level higher than the one where the script is, without using the full absolute path?

Answer 1

>>> import os
>>> c = os.getcwd()
>>> c
'C:\\Users\\ashab'
>>> d = os.path.split(c)
>>> d
('C:\\Users', 'ashab')
>>> test_folder = r'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe'
>>> d_test_folder = os.path.split(test_folder)
>>> d_test_folder
('C:\\Program Files\\Common Files', 'Adobe')
>>> d_test_folder[0]
'C:\\Program Files\\Common Files'
>>>

Answer 2

from pathlib import Path
print(Path.home())
print(Path.home().parent)

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Answer 3

Try putting two dots in front of the file name:
test.txt -> ../test.txt
this will mean that your file is one level higher than your script