How to determine location where python code is called if it is stored in different location

Question

Let's say I'm calling a python file from this directory:

 $ pwd
 $ my_dir1/path1/
 $ python mydir2/path2/my_code.py

Note that my_code.py is stored at another directory. What I want to do is in my_code.py determine where it is called. Namely I want it to display my_dir1/path1/.

What code should I put in my_code.py.

Possible duplicate of [How can I find script's directory with Python?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4934806/how-can-i-find-scripts-directory-with-python) — midori, Jan 26 '16 at 03:48
@minitoto: No it's different. It's returning where the code is 'stored' not 'called' — neversaint, Jan 26 '16 at 03:51
The title of your question seems to be different from what you're asking in the question itself. Here, `my_dir1/path1` is the current working directory. — Riaz, Jan 26 '16 at 03:54

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 26 '16 at 03:50

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You're looking for the __file__ global variable.

> cat mydir2/path2/my_code.py
print __file__
> python mydir2/path2/my_code.py
mydir2/path2/my_code.py

answered Jan 26 '16 at 03:50

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How to determine location where python code is called if it is stored in different location

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