06.05.18 09:53, Yuval Greenfield пише:
I often need to reference a script's current directory. I end up writing:
import os SRC_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
But I would prefer to have a new dunder for that. I propose: "__dir__". I was wondering if others would find it convenient to include such a shortcut.
Here are some examples of dirname(__file__) in prominent projects.
https://github.com/tensorflow/models/search?l=Python&q=dirname&type= https://github.com/django/django/search?l=Python&q=dirname&type= https://github.com/nose-devs/nose/search?l=Python&q=dirname&type=
Reasons not to add __dir__: * There already is one way to do it and it's clear and fairly short.. * Avoid the bikeshed discussion of __dir__, __folder__, and other candidates.
* Additional burden on maintainers of import machinery. It is already too complex, and __file__ is set in multiple places. Don't forgot about third-party implementations. See also issue33277: "Deprecate __loader__, __package__, __file__, and __cached__ on modules" (https://bugs.python.org/issue33277). * More complex user code, because you have to handle different cases: - __file__ is set, but __dir__ is not set. - __file__ and __dir__ are set, but are not consistent.
Reasons to add it:
Are you aware of importlib.resources? https://docs.python.org/3.7/whatsnew/3.7.html#importlib-resources