How to Change directory to the python script directory

Question

In batch there is a command %~dp0 which mean change the directory to the script directory, for example: Batch file is in desktop, if you use %~dp0 the directory instantly go to the C:\Users\Windows\Desktop without you typing it. Is there any code that do the same as %~dp0 in Python??

Not 100% sure if it's the thing you are looking for but `print(__file__)` might be the thing you are looking for? — Leemosh, Jan 11 '21 at 07:47

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 11 '21 at 07:48

You can implement it through two functions in the os and os.path modules. os.chdir changes the current working directory and os.path.dirname returns the directory name from a file path. __file__ contains the path of the currently running script.

import os

os.chdir(os.path.dirname(__file__))
print(os.getcwd())

.. will output the directory where your script is located.

How to Change directory to the python script directory

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