basename

basename(path)

Get the basename of a file

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
path	Union[str, List[str]]	Path to the file or a list of paths to files	required

Returns

Name	Type	Description
	Union[str, List[str]]	the basename of the file or a list of basename of the files in case path is a list

Examples

>>> from rlike import *
>>> x = basename('/home/xyz/mydata.pickle')
>>> x
'mydata.pickle'
>>> x = basename(['/home/xyz/mydata.pickle', '/home/xyz/mydata2.pickle'])
>>> x
['mydata.pickle', 'mydata2.pickle']