On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:22:13 -0300 "Jorge Constanzo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello: > > My problem is this: I made a program that it reads from a file. > This file are in the same directory with the program. For getting this path, > I've the > following code: > > import os > path_file=os.path.dirname(__file__) > > The command os.path.dirname(path_dir) returns the parent path of the path_dir > and > __file__ returns the path of the current file (the file of the code). This > code > worked very well in Windows (any version), but in Linux it doesn't work. I > knew that > the command __file__ doesn't work in Linux (by means of print command :D) and > that is > the reason of the problem. > > My question is: somebody knows if it exists a command what does the same than > command > __file__, but in Linux? > I think only modules that are imported by your main program file have the __file__ attribute; at least it works this way on my linux box: >>> import Tix >>> print Tix.__file__ /usr/lib/python2.3/lib-tk/Tix.pyc if you want to know the directory of your main program file you can do: path_file = sys.path[0] The location of the main program file is always inserted into sys.path so you can easily import modules from within the same directory. I hope this helps Michael _______________________________________________ Tkinter-discuss mailing list Tkinter-discuss@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tkinter-discuss