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I have a python module that is shared among several of my projects (the projects each have a different working directory). One of the functions in this shared module, executes a script using os.spawn. The problem is, I’m not sure what pathname to give to os.spawn since I don’t know what the current working directory will be when the function is called. How can I reference the file in a way that any caller can find it? Thanks!
So I just learned about the
__file__variable, which will provide a solution to my problem. I can use file to get a pathname which will be constant among all projects, and use that to reference the script I need to call, since the script will always be in the same location relative to__file__. However, I’m open to other/better methods if anyone has them.