The Python standard library contains most of the functionality a developer would need to solve a problem. In this tutorial, you’ll learn different ways to check the existence of a file or directory using only built-in modules.

Checking if a file or script is in the correct spot is crucial for any CLI program. Your program could become useless if a specific file isn’t in place at the moment of execution.

In today’s tutorial, you’ll learn some quick ways to check if a file or folder exists in Python.

1. Try, Open, and Except
2. os.path.exists()
3. os.path.isfile()
4. os.path.isdir()
5. Glob
6. Using the Path Class
7. subprocess

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