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# Python3.x Python3 os.getcwd() Method [ Python3 OS File/Directory Methods](#) * * * ### Overview The os.getcwd() method is used to return the current working directory. ### Syntax The syntax for the **getcwd()** method is as follows: os.getcwd() ### Parameters * None ### Return Value Returns the current working directory of the current process. ### Example The following example demonstrates the use of the getcwd() method: ## Example #!/usr/bin/python3 import os,sys # Switch to the "/var/www/html" directory os.chdir("/var/www/html") # Print the current directory print("Current working directory: %s" % os.getcwd()) # Open "/tmp" fd =os.open("/tmp",os.O_RDONLY) # Use the os.fchdir() method to change the directory os.fchdir(fd) # Print the current directory print("Current working directory: %s" % os.getcwd()) # Close the file os.close( fd ) The output of executing the above program is: Current working directory: /var/www/html Current working directory: /tmp [ Python3 OS File/Directory Methods](#)