How do I determine: the current directory (where I was in the shell when I ran the Python script), and where the Python file I am executing is?

Jul 9, 2010 · How can I list all files of a directory in Python and add them to a list?

When importing a file, Python only searches the directory that the entry-point script is running from and sys.path which includes locations such as the package installation directory (it's actually a little more …

2814 The special variable __file__ contains the path to the current file. From that we can get the directory using either pathlib or the os.path module. Python 3 For the directory of the script being run:

133 Python 3.4 introduced the pathlib module into the standard library, which provides an object oriented approach to handle filesystem paths. The is_dir() and exists() methods of a Path object can be used …

On Python 3.3 and below, you can use these methods instead of the pathlib ones: os.remove() removes a file. os.unlink() removes a symbolic link. os.rmdir() removes an empty directory.

101 On Python 3.4, the pathlib module was added, and the following code will reliably open a file in the same directory as the current script:

cd is the shell command to change the working directory. What is the equivalent in Python?

Use Path.glob() to list all files and directories. And then filter it in a List Comprehensions.

Using the --user option to specify the installed directory also work if one wants to install some Python package into one's home directory (without sudo user right) on remote server.