[Tutor] folder and module

[Brian van den Broek]

linda.s said unto the world upon 17/09/06 02:03 PM:

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> I checked sys.path and environemntal variables:
> since the desktop directory is not listed in either of them,
> why there is no error report when I import a module which is in the
> desktop into test.py which is under a different folder?
> Linda
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Hi Linda,

what do you get when you try:

 >>> import os
 >>> os.getcwd()

The current working directory is represented in sys.path as the first 
element:

 >>> import sys
 >>> sys.path[0]
''


Not the most intuitive, perhaps.

I suspect you are launching your Python environment from a desktop 
icon. That would explain why import can `see' your Desktop, even 
though it doesn't at first glance seem to be in sys.path.

Best,

Brian vdB