Python & Eclipse - Get curent filename error

Question

I decided to start using Eclipse to code in python, but I am having problems getting the filename of the current script. To get the current filenam I use:

#!/usr/bin/env python2.7
import os
os.path.basename(__file__)

My code works flawlessly when using the bash terminal or Geany, but with Eclipse Interactive Console I get:

 name '__file__' is not defined

Any ideas?

UPDATE

When I run my code using python filename.py it works perfectly, but when I try running it from the python or ipython consoles I get the same error

Try setting a breakpoint somewhere in your code and debug. Check `__file__` in the debug console and see if it works — inspectorG4dget, Oct 08 '13 at 13:35
Does other python code work when ran from the interactive console? — Drew, Oct 08 '13 at 13:37
@jorgehumberto or are you using the standard python interpreter with eclipse? — Drew, Oct 08 '13 at 13:50
@inspectorG4dget nope, nothing, it just terminates and I get nothing on the variable '__file__' — jorgehumberto, Oct 08 '13 at 13:50
@Drew I installed PyDev as per http://www.vogella.com/articles/Python/article.html — jorgehumberto, Oct 08 '13 at 13:51
@jorgehumberto hmm does it show the command that is being executed when you run it from the gui? — Drew, Oct 08 '13 at 13:52
@Drew I tried `__main__` and I am getting the same problem. And the console shows me the command being executed. — jorgehumberto, Oct 08 '13 at 13:55
@jorgehumberto Hmmm...do they do anything here (http://www.cs.rit.edu/~vcss242/Docs/SystemSetupInstructions2012.html) that you didn't do when you set it up? — Drew, Oct 08 '13 at 14:00
@Drew The only difference I could find with what I did is that I am using python2.7 and not 3.x. I added python 3.3 to the config and still no luck — jorgehumberto, Oct 08 '13 at 14:07
@jorgehumberto hmm, intriguing, what command does it show being executed when you try to run your program? — Drew, Oct 08 '13 at 14:19
@Drew it shows `os.path.basename(__file__)`, which is the comment I am trying to run — jorgehumberto, Oct 08 '13 at 14:23
@jorgehumberto is there a `python yourfilename` being executed I'm guessing? — Drew, Oct 08 '13 at 15:04
@jorgehumberto Gotcha. Have you tried executing the file from the command line with that syntax? If so, do you get the same error? — Drew, Oct 08 '13 at 15:29
@Drew if I run `python filename` it works with no issue, but if I go to the python console and run `execfile(filename)` I get the same error as above. — jorgehumberto, Oct 08 '13 at 15:48
let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/38804/discussion-between-drew-and-jorgehumberto) — Drew, Oct 08 '13 at 15:57

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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Ok, found an alternative method that works with PyDev's interactive console from:

How to properly determine current script directory in Python?

The solution is:

#!/usr/bin/env python2.7
import inspect
filename = inspect.getframeinfo(inspect.currentframe()).filename.split('/')[-1]

edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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