python open file directory path 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: open file in python directory

path = 'C:\\Users\\Username\\Path\\To\\File'
file=open(path, "r")

Example 3: how to make all my files to work together in python

>>> import os
>>> entries = os.listdir('my_directory/')

Example 4: python file directory

from os import path
dir_path = path.dirname(__file__)

Example 5: how to open folder in python

import webbrowser

path = "C:/Users/Username/PycharmProjects"
webbrowser.open(path) # Opens 'PycharmProjects' folder.

Example 6: get path of open file python

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