pathlib

from pathlib import Path

p = Path('.')      # '.' represents the current directory
print(p, type(p))  # <class 'pathlib.PosixPath'> or <class 'pathlib.WindowsPath'> depending on your operating system

file_path = p / 'example.txt'  # constructs a new path
print(file_path)               # example.txt

abs_path = file_path.absolute()  # get the absolute path
print(abs_path)                  # prints the absolute path, like /home/user/example.txt on Unix or C:\\user\\example.txt on Windows

print(Path.cwd())             # prints current working directory
print(Path.home())            # prints home directory

if not file_path.exists():    # check if a file exists
    print(f'The file {file_path} does not exist.')

if file_path.is_file():       # check if it is a file
    print(f'{file_path} is a file.')

new_dir = p / 'new_dir'
new_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)  # create a new directory, do nothing if it exists

for file in p.glob('*.txt'):  # iterate over all .txt files in the current directory
    print(file)