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

If you just want to see the current working directory

import os
print(os.getcwd)

If you want to change the current working directory

os.chdir(path)

path is a string containing the required path to be moved. e.g.

path = "C:\\Users\\xyz\\Desktop\\move here"