get python file path code example

Example 1: python get current file location

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

Example 2: 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 3: python get script path

os.getcwd()

Example 4: find the path to a file python

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

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')