Python not finding file in the same directory

python

Solution

The working directory is not set to the directory of the script, but to the current directory where you started the script.

Use `__file__` to determine the file location and use that as a starting point to make `filename` an absolute path:

import os

here = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))

filename = os.path.join(here, '20140210204804.kml')

Problem

I am writing a simple script that attaches file to a mail, but it is not finding the file. This is my one block: ``` # KML attachment filename='20140210204804.kml' fp = open(filename, "rb") att = email.mime.application.MIMEApplication(fp.read(),_subtype="kml") fp.close() att.add_header('Content-Disposition','attachment',filename=filename) msg.attach(att) ``` The file 20140210204804.kml is present in the same folder as the script. I am getting below error: ``` IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '20140210204804.kml' ``` Any help is appreciated.

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