Python script accessing own source code
MRAB
python at mrabarnett.plus.com
Wed May 12 12:49:15 EDT 2021
On 2021-05-12 15:48, Michael F. Stemper wrote:
> On 12/05/2021 08.26, Dino wrote:
>
>> Hi, here's my (probably unusual) problem. Can a Python (3.7+) script
>> access its own source code?
>
> Here is a fairly simple python program that reads itself:
>
> ================================================
> #!/usr/bin/python
>
> import sys
>
> with open( sys.argv[0], "rt" ) as myself:
> for line in myself:
> junk = sys.stdout.write( "%s" % (line) )
>
> sys.exit(0)
> ================================================
>
> It's not bullet-proof. If you put it in a directory in your $PATH and
> run it from somewhere else, it won't work.
>
How about this:
with open(__file__) as myself:
print(myself.read(), end='')
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