Find current directory and file's directory [d

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In Python, what commands can I use to find:

1. the current directory (where I was in the terminal when I ran the Python script), and
2. where the file I am executing is?

Answer 1

If you're searching for the location of the currently executed script, you can use sys.argv[0] to get the full path.

Answer 2

Answer to #1:

If you want the current directory, do this:

import os
os.getcwd()

If you want just any folder name and you have the path to that folder, do this:

def get_folder_name(folder):
    '''
    Returns the folder name, given a full folder path
    '''
    return folder.split(os.sep)[-1]

Answer to #2:

import os
print os.path.abspath(__file__)

Answer 3

Pathlib can be used this way to get the directory containing current script :

import pathlib
filepath = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent