# File: os-example-4.py import os # where are we? cwd = os.getcwd() print "1", cwd # go down os.chdir("samples") print "2", os.getcwd() # go back up os.chdir(os.pardir) print "3", os.getcwd() ## 1 /ematter/librarybook ## 2 /ematter/librarybook/samples ## 3 /ematter/librarybook