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Q&A Open file in script's own folder

I have a Python script that needs to access some data (or configuration) file in its very own folder. For example, say script.py does something like this: with open('data.txt') as file: data ...

2 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by J-hen‭  ·  last activity 2mo ago by Karl Knechtel‭

#2: Post edited by user avatar Alexei‭ · 2021-12-16T06:01:41Z (over 2 years ago)
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  • I have a Python script that needs to access some data (or configuration) file in its very own folder. For example, say `script.py` does something like this:
  • ```python
  • with open('data.txt') as file:
  • data = file.read()
  • ```
  • The script will find the file, `data.txt`, if it is run in the terminal via `python script.py` from the same folder the script itself is in. But I want to call the script from any other folder, then with a relative or absolute path: `python path/to/script.py`. In which case it will fail to find the data file, raising `FileNotFoundError`.
  • How can I make sure the script finds the external file in its own folder?
  • I have a Python script that needs to access some data (or configuration) file in its very own folder. For example, say `script.py` does something like this:
  • ```python
  • with open('data.txt') as file:
  • data = file.read()
  • ```
  • The script will find the file, `data.txt`, if it is run in the terminal via `python script.py` from the same folder the script itself is in. But I want to call the script from any other folder, then with a relative or absolute path: `python path/to/script.py`. In which case it will fail to find the data file, raising `FileNotFoundError`.
  • How can I make sure the script finds the external file in its own folder?
#1: Initial revision by user avatar J-hen‭ · 2021-12-16T00:07:18Z (over 2 years ago)
Open file in script's own folder
I have a Python script that needs to access some data (or configuration) file in its very own folder. For example, say `script.py` does something like this:
```python
with open('data.txt') as file:
    data = file.read()
```

The script will find the file, `data.txt`, if it is run in the terminal via `python script.py` from the same folder the script itself is in. But I want to call the script from any other folder, then with a relative or absolute path: `python path/to/script.py`. In which case it will fail to find the data file, raising `FileNotFoundError`.

How can I make sure the script finds the external file in its own folder?