How do I get the path and name of the file that is currently executing?

Question

I have scripts calling other script files but I need to get the filepath of the file that is currently running within the process.

For example, let\'s say I have th

Answer 1

p1.py:

execfile("p2.py")

p2.py:

import inspect, os
print (inspect.getfile(inspect.currentframe()) # script filename (usually with path)
print (os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(inspect.getfile(inspect.currentframe())))) # script directory

Answer 2

import sys

print sys.path[0]

this would print the path of the currently executing script

Answer 3

print(__file__)
print(__import__("pathlib").Path(__file__).parent)

Answer 4

Since Python 3 is fairly mainstream, I wanted to include a pathlib answer, as I believe that it is probably now a better tool for accessing file and path information.

from pathlib import Path

current_file: Path = Path(__file__).resolve()

If you are seeking the directory of the current file, it is as easy as adding .parent to the Path() statement:

current_path: Path = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()

Answer 5

Simplest way is:

in script_1.py:

import subprocess
subprocess.call(['python3',<path_to_script_2.py>])

in script_2.py:

sys.argv[0]

P.S.: I've tried execfile, but since it reads script_2.py as a string, sys.argv[0] returned <string>.

Answer 6

import os
os.path.dirname(__file__) # relative directory path
os.path.abspath(__file__) # absolute file path
os.path.basename(__file__) # the file name only