__file__ vs __FILE__

[Bjoern Schliessmann]

Jeff McNeil wrote:

> I've used the 'os.path.realpath(os.path.pardir)' construct in a
> couple of scripts myself.

In Windows? Using Linux, this gives me "..".

I use os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))

> That ought to work within the interactive interpreter.

Why do you also enter that code in the interpreter? If it is in a
module, you should always be able to use __file__.

Regards,


Björn

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