finding dir of main .py file

[Shane Geiger]

Some usage of __file__ will always get what you want in various situations:

print __file__

print modulename.__file__

print os.getcwd() + "/" + __file__   





Rick Dooling wrote:
> On Dec 11, 10:08 am, "ron.longo" <long... at npt.nuwc.navy.mil> wrote:
>   
>> Is there any way that I can find the path of the main .py file of my
>> application?
>>
>> For example, I have an application with some resources which are in a
>> subdirectory:
>>
>>      myPythonApp.py
>>      /resources
>>          image1
>>          image2
>>          etc.
>>     
>
> I just put the reference in my module. Don't hard code an absolute
> path, use the environment tools.
>
> app_path = os.getenv('HOME') + "/your_sub_dir"
>
> resources_path = os.getenv('HOME') + "/your_sub_dir/resources"
>
> If there's another way, someone else will jump in.
>
> rd
>   


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