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I run a python shell from crontab every minute: * * * * * /home/udi/foo/bar.py /home/udi/foo has some necessary subdirectories, like /home/udi/foo/log and /home/udi/foo/config , which /home/udi/foo/bar.py refers to. The problem is that crontab runs the script from a different working directory, so trying to open ./log/bar.log fails. Is there a nice way to tell the script to change the working directory to the script's own directory? I would fancy a solution that would work for any script location, rather than explicitly telling the script where it is. EDIT: os.chdir(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]

I need to execute a .exe file from a function in one of the packages I have in my java project. now the working directory is the root directory of the project for java but the .exe file in sub-directories of my project. here is how the project is organized: ROOT_DIR |.......->com | |......->somepackage | |.........->callerClass.java | |.......->resource |........->external.exe Initially I tried to run the .exe file directly through: String command = "resources\\external.exe -i input -o putpot"; Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime(); Process pr = rt.exec(command); but the problem is external .exe

I want to copy a file from a jar. The file that I am copying is going to be copied outside the working directory. I have done some tests and all methods I try end up with 0 byte files. EDIT : I want the copying of the file to be done via a program, not manually. First of all I want to say that some answers posted before are entirely correct, but I want to give mine, since sometimes we can't use open source libraries under the GPL, or because we are too lazy to download the jar XD or what ever your reason is here is a standalone solution. The function below copy the resource beside the Jar file

Let's say I have my main class in C:\Users\Justian\Documents\ . How can I get my program to show that it's in C:\Users\Justian\Documents ? Hard-Coding is not an option- it needs to be adaptable if it's moved to another location. I want to dump a bunch of CSV files in a folder, have the program recognize all the files, then load the data and manipulate them. I really just want to know how to navigate to that folder. One way would be to use the system property System.getProperty("user.dir"); this will give you "The current working directory when the properties were initialized". This is probably

As the title reveals it, we are writing a Unix-style shell utility U that is supposed to be invoked (in most cases) from bash. How exactly could U change the working directory of bash (or parent in general)? P.S. The shell utility chdir succeeds in doing exactly the same, thus there must be a programmatic way of achieving the effect. Don't do this. FILE *p; char cmd[32]; p = fopen("/tmp/gdb_cmds", "w"); fprintf(p, "call chdir(\"..\")\ndetach\nquit\n"); fclose(p); sprintf(cmd, "gdb -p %d -batch -x /tmp/gdb_cmds", getppid()); system(cmd); It will probably work, though note that Bash's pwd

I write a Java servlet that I want to install on many instances of Tomcat on different servers. The servlet uses some static files that are packed with the war file under WEB-INF. This is the directory structure in a typical installation: - tomcat -- webapps --- myapp ---- index.html ---- WEB-INF ----- web.xml ----- classes ------ src ------- ..... ----- MY_STATIC_FOLDER ------ file1 ------ file2 ------ file3 How can I know the absolute path of MY_STATIC_FOLDER, so that I can read the static files? I cannot rely on the "current folder" (what I get in a new File(".")) because it depends on

This question already has an answer here: How do I change directory (cd) in Python? 14 answers How to set the current working directory in Python? Mark Byers Try os.chdir os.chdir(path) Change the current working directory to path. Availability: Unix, Windows. Perhaps this is what you are looking for: import os os.chdir(default_path) dinesh import os print os.getcwd() # Prints the current working directory To set the working directory: os.chdir('c:\\Users\\uname\\desktop\\python') # Provide the new path here It work for Mac also import os path="/Users/HOME/Desktop/Addl Work/TimeSeries-Done" os