python get current directory code example

Example 1: get wd in python

import os

path = os.getcwd()

print(path)
# /Users/mbp/Documents/my-project/python-snippets/notebook

print(type(path))
# <class 'str'>

Example 2: python get current directory

import os

print(os.getcwd())

Example 3: python get current file location

import os
os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))

Example 4: python list files in current directory

import os

files = os.listdir('.')
print(files)
for file in files:
  # do something

Example 5: working directory python

import os
cwd = os.getcwd()

Example 6: python get current directory

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