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But you could be executing the script from another directory, and argv[0] would return the script's path, not yours.

ramosg
– ramosg

2009-08-18 21:13:38 +00:00
Commented Aug 18, 2009 at 21:13
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@willehr: The script's path is EXACTLY what the OP requires.

John Machin
– John Machin

2009-08-19 00:28:16 +00:00
Commented Aug 19, 2009 at 0:28
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@Daz: (1) syntax error (2) if the absolute path to the script is e.g r"C:\myfiles\fubar.py", the basename is "fubar.py" -- is that what you call "the path of your running script"?

John Machin
– John Machin

2009-08-20 13:41:10 +00:00
Commented Aug 20, 2009 at 13:41

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