how to find path of a file in python code example

Example 1: find the path to a file python

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

Example 2: get path of open file python

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

Example 3: get path from file path python

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