>> os.chdir("~/dir1")
>
> It is not mentioned in the documentation but I'm pretty sure os.dir() doesn't
> do
> tilde expansion since this is usually performed by a shell.
>
> You should use instead:
>
> os.chdir(os.join(os.environ['HOME'], 'dir1'))
Or
os.chdir(os.path.expanduser("~/dir1"))
Regards,
Martin
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