Hello all, beginner here. Trying to write a small function that does the following:

1. Reads the current directory of files

2. Then allows the user to chose 1 file from the printed list

3. Stores that chosen file's absolute filepath to a string

Source code below:

import os

filesFound = os.listdir(os.getcwd())

for num, file in enumerate(filesFound): 
        print(f"#{num}: {file}")
        filepath = filesFound[num]
        directory = os.path.dirname(filepath)

choice = int(input ("\nChoose one\n\n"))

print("Chosen: " + filesFound[choice] + "\n")
print("File chosen path is: \n" + os.path.dirname(filesFound[choice]))

Any help/corrections are greatly appreciated.

For example, take this list of WindowsPath objects:

for item in paths:
    print(item)

OUTPUT:
WindowsPath('C:/Users/ezbie/Programming/tweepina/bd/profile/0001'), WindowsPath('C:/Users/ezbie/Programming/tweepina/bd/profile/0002'), WindowsPath('C:/Users/ezbie/Programming/tweepina/bd/profile/0003')

When I do:

for item in paths:
   print(str(item))

OUTPUT:
WindowsPath('C:/Users/ezbie/Programming/tweepina/bd/profile/0001'), WindowsPath('C:/Users/ezbie/Programming/tweepina/bd/profile/0002'), WindowsPath('C:/Users/ezbie/Programming/tweepina/bd/profile/0003')

This is a constant problem I'm having, we use paths as path-like objects, but everywhere in the code we also need them as strings or iterables, but when we cast them we have to slice the string.

I have been searching the web for a solution without a result.
I made this small script that can be used. Feel free to use it.
I wonder is there a better solution on the issue to convert windows path to python path?

"""
A path, in Windows "C:\Folder" . in Python it is "C:/Folder".
In Python the "\" character can get interpreted as the ESCAPE character.
When an 'r' or 'R' prefix is present, a character following a backslash is
included in the string without change, and all backslashes are left in the string.
"""
def main():
# - YOUR INPUT - IMPORTANT: keep the r in front of path string here.
win_path = r"<TYPE YOUR PATH HERE>"
# Call function to convert from windows to Python path.
path_py = py_path(win_path)
print("Your Python Path: ", path_py)

def py_path(win_path):
python_path = "" # The result of this script.
# Convert to ASCII list
ascii_values_list = []
for character in win_path:
ascii_values_list.append(ord(character))
# Replace all ASCII values for "\" (=92) with value for "/" (=47).
for i in range(0, len(ascii_values_list)):
if ascii_values_list[i] == 92:
ascii_values_list[i] = 47
path_py = "" # Convert ASCII list to string
for val in ascii_values_list:
path_py = path_py + chr(val)

if path_py[-1] != "/": # Add "/" at end of path if needed.
path_py = path_py + "/"
return path_py

if __name__ == "__main__":
main() # Script goes there.

# EOF