[Tutor] set current working dir

[Dave Angel]

On 03/16/2015 02:29 PM, Rajbir Singh wrote:
> i need to know how i can set current working dir in an executing phython
> using os module

os.chdir() will change the current directory, but it changes it for the 
whole program (all threads), and the change lasts till the program 
terminates.

Very often, one of these "buts" is a problem, so most people prefer to 
find a different way of solving the problem.  I prefer to have a policy 
of never changing the current directory once started, and for all file 
names make them either relative to that original current directory, or 
just make them absolute.

There are a number of functions that let you manipulate the file name 
strings, mostly in os.path


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DaveA