python get file location code example

Example 1: python get current file location

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

Example 2: find the path to a file python

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

Example 3: python get path of current file

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

Example 4: python get path of file

>>> import os
>>> filepath="/media/rtsuse/some/random/filepath/with/logfile.log"
>>> os.path.dirname(filepath)
'/media/rtsuse/some/random/filepath/with'