Thanks Christopher. That worked a treat, though that Stackoverflow article got s bit confusing when you read down it a bit. Thank you for the help.
Judd On Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 5:36:51 PM UTC-4 Chris Barker wrote: > I think you need to special-case when it's frozen: > > # determine if application is a script file or frozen exeif getattr(sys, > 'frozen', False): > application_path = os.path.dirname(sys.executable)elif __file__: > application_path = os.path.dirname(__file__) > > from: > > > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/404744/determining-application-path-in-a-python-exe-generated-by-pyinstaller > > On Wed, Jun 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM Judd Gledhill <juddrg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I am converting some small scripts to exe files to host on a Citrix >> server. I am hoping to be able to get the path to the .exe file so I can >> traverse to folders next to the exe file itself. Right now I use: >> >> script_path = os.path.abspath(__file__) #path to this script >> >> But this fails at runtime with the exe file. I read the notes about >> __file__ but do not want to bundle the files into the exe itself. How can I >> find the path to the exe that is running? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Judd >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "PyInstaller" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to pyinstaller...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pyinstaller/84bc6f62-3d54-4aef-b6ee-ca8f667f2113n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pyinstaller/84bc6f62-3d54-4aef-b6ee-ca8f667f2113n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > Christopher Barker, Ph.D. > Oceanographer > > Emergency Response Division > NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice > 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax > Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception > > chris....@noaa.gov > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PyInstaller" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pyinstaller+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pyinstaller/c1daa857-5db2-4e8f-9e22-23000bd37df2n%40googlegroups.com.
