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# Python2.x Python os.ttyname() Method [ Python OS File/Directory Methods](#) * * * ### Overview The os.ttyname() method is used to return a string representing the terminal device associated with the file descriptor fd. If fd is not associated with a terminal device, an exception is raised. ### Syntax The syntax for the **ttyname()** method is as follows: os.ttyname(fd) ### Parameters * **fd** -- file descriptor ### Return Value Returns a string representing the terminal device associated with the file descriptor fd. ### Example The following example demonstrates the use of the ttyname() method: #!/usr/bin/python# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-import os, sys # Display the current directoryprint "Current directory :%s" %os.getcwd()# Change directory to /dev/tty fd = os.open("/dev/tty",os.O_RDONLY) p = os.ttyname(fd)print "Associated terminal is: "print p print "done!!" os.close(fd)print "File closed successfully!!" The output of executing the above program is: Current directory :/tmp Associated terminal is:/dev/tty done!!File closed successfully!! [ Python OS File/Directory Methods](#)