Running a Python Script Inside Another Directory

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Solution

You can use `os.path.dirname()` and `__file__` to get absolute paths like this:

#!/usr/bin/python

import os  # We need this module

# Get path of the current dir, then use it to create paths:
CURRENT_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
file_path = os.path.join(CURRENT_DIR, 'test.txt')

# Then work using the absolute paths:
f = open(file_path,'w')
f.write('testing the script')

This way the script will work on files placed only in the same directory as the script, regardless of the place from which you execute it.

Problem

I have the following Python script inside a directory called 'test' on my Linux desktop: ``` #!/usr/bin/python f = open('test.txt','w') f.write('testing the script') ``` So it's `/Home/Desktop/test/script.py` If I go inside the directory and type `./script.py` it works fine and creates the test.txt file. However for some reason I am not able to run the script from the Desktop (`/Home/Desktop`). I tried `./test/script.py`, for instance, but didn't work. The file permissions on the script are `755`, and on the directory `777`. Any help would be appreciated.

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