How to get an absolute file path in Python

Question

Given a path such as \"mydir/myfile.txt\", how do I find the file\'s absolute path relative to the current working directory in Python? E.g. on Windows, I might

Answer 1

In case someone is using python and linux and looking for full path to file:

>>> path=os.popen("readlink -f file").read()
>>> print path
abs/path/to/file