how to get python installed path code example

Example 1: how to find where python is located

>>> import os
>>> import sys
>>> os.path.dirname(sys.executable)
'C:\\Python25'

Example 2: find python path windows

>>> import os
>>> import sys
>>> os.path.dirname(sys.executable)
'C:\\Python25'

Example 3: python get packages path

path = os.path.dirname(a_module.__file__)