get path of file in python code example

Example 1: python get full path

import os
# you have to be in the same directory as the file
file = 'myfile.txt'
# or also
file = 'directory/to/myfile.txt'

path = os.path.abspath(file)

Example 2: get full path of file python

>>> import os
>>> os.path.abspath("mydir/myfile.txt")
'C:/example/cwd/mydir/myfile.txt'

Example 3: find the path to a file python

import os
print os.path.abspath("something.exe")

Example 4: python get path of current file

import pathlib
pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.absolute()

Example 5: get pyhton file path python

import os

os.path.realpath(__file__)

Example 6: get path from file path python

>>> import os
>>> os.path.split(os.path.abspath(existGDBPath))
('T:\\Data\\DBDesign', 'DBDesign_93_v141b.mdb')