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# contains • AI Agent SDK

> contains: Check if a path is contained within this workspace.

# contains

Method

> This is a method of the [**Workspace**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/classes/Workspace.md) class in the [**workspace**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/modules/workspace.md) module.

Check if a path is contained within this workspace.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def contains(path: str | Path) -> bool
```

## Parameters

**path** `str \\| Path` *required*

Path to check (string or Path object)

### Returns

**Returns** `bool`

True if path is within workspace boundaries

## Uses

* `resolve`

## Source

> [card] [View on GitHub](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/blob/main/src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/workspace/__init__.py#L53)
>
> `praisonaiagents/workspace/__init__.py` at line 53


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