How do I get the path of the Python script I am running in

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Duplicate    In Python  how do I get the path and name of the file that is currently executing      How do I get the path of a the Python script I am running in  I was doing dirname sys argv 0    however on Mac I only get the filename - not the full path as I do on Windows   No matter where my application is launched from  I want to open files that are relative to my script file s

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The accepted solution for this will not work if you are planning to compile your scripts using py2exe. If you're planning to do so, this is the functional equivalent:

os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0])

Py2exe does not provide an __file__ variable. For reference: http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/Py2exeEnvironment

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os path realpath   file    will give you the path of the current file  resolving any symlinks in the path  This works fine on my mac

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7 2 of Dive Into Python  Finding the Path   import sys  os  print  sys argv 0      sys argv 0                pathname   os path dirname sys argv 0           print  path     pathname  print  full path     os path abspath pathname

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import os print os path abspath   file

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If you have even the relative pathname  in this case it appears to be     you can open files relative to your script file s   I use Perl  but the same general solution can apply  I split the directory into an array of folders  then pop off the last element  the script   then push  or for you  append  on whatever I want  and then join them together again  and BAM  I have a working pathname that points to exactly where I expect it to point  relative or absolute   Of course  there are better solutions  as posted  I just kind of like mine

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