How to get the directory from the location where a . py file is running?

Question

I have a file. py of setup, so every time it runs I need to know the directory from where it is running, how can I do this?

Answer 1

To get the absolute path:

import os 
dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))

To get the relative path:

import os
cwd = os.getcwd()

Answer 2

You can get the current directory from the script using:

import os
print(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))

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