get path of python file code example

Example 1: python get current file location

import os
os.path.dirname(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 file location path

import os

print('getcwd:      ', os.getcwd())
print('__file__:    ', __file__)

Example 5: python get path of current file

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

Example 6: get path of open file python

>>> f = open('/Users/Desktop/febROSTER2012.xls')
>>> f.name
'/Users/Desktop/febROSTER2012.xls'