How do I get the full path of the current file's directory?

Question

I want to get the current file\'s directory path. I tried:

>>> os.path.abspath(__file__)
\'C:\\\\python27\\\\test.py\'

But how can

Answer 1

In Python 3.x I do:

from pathlib import Path

path = Path(__file__).parent.absolute()

Explanation:

• Path(__file__) is the path to the current file.
• .parent gives you the directory the file is in.
• .absolute() gives you the full absolute path to it.

Using pathlib is the modern way to work with paths. If you need it as a string later for some reason, just do str(path).