how to set path to file in python code example

Example 1: python open file relative to script location

import os

path = 'a/relative/file/path/to/this/script/file.txt'

with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), path), 'r') as input_file:
    content = input_file.read()

Example 2: file path in python for windows

outputFileName = 'Destination/With/Forward/Slash/filename.txt'