os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]) always returns nothing

[Chris Angelico]

On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Thijs Engels <thijs at buckazoids.com> wrote:
> argv[0] returns the name of the current file (string), but no path
> information if I recall correct.

It will give path information if you're invoking a script from another
directory. Under some circumstances it might happen to give an
absolute path for something in the current directory, but that can't
be assumed or relied upon.

ChrisA