python path command 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: path in python

data_folder = "source_data/text_files/"

file_to_open = data_folder + "raw_data.txt"

f = open(file_to_open)

print(f.read())