OS Module vs Native Commands

Function	Python os Module	Windows Native Command	Linux Native Command
Get Current Directory	os.getcwd() gets the current working directory.	cd (no arguments) shows the current directory.	pwd prints the current working directory.
List Directory Contents	os.listdir(path) lists the contents of a directory.	dir lists the contents of a directory.	ls lists the contents of a directory.
Create Empty File	open('file.txt', 'a').close() creates an empty file.	type nul > file.txt creates an empty file.	touch file.txt creates an empty file.
Create Directory	os.mkdir('new_folder') creates a directory.	mkdir new_folder creates a directory.	mkdir new_folder creates a directory.
Remove Empty Directory	os.rmdir('folder') removes an empty directory.	rmdir folder removes an empty directory.	rmdir folder removes an empty directory.
Remove File	os.remove('file.txt') deletes a file.	del filename deletes a file.	rm file.txt deletes a file.
Remove Directory and Contents	os.rmdir('folder') removes a directory. shutil.rmtree('folder') removes a directory and its contents.	rmdir /S /Q folder removes a directory and its contents.	rm -r folder removes a directory and its contents.
Change Directory	os.chdir('new_path') changes the current directory.	cd new_path changes the current directory.	cd new_path changes the current directory.
Move or Rename File	os.rename('old_name', 'new_name') renames or moves a file or directory.	move old_name new_name moves or renames a file or directory.	mv old_name new_name renames or moves a file or directory.
Copy File	shutil.copy('source', 'destination') copies a file.	copy source destination copies a file.	cp source destination copies a file.