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| From | John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: Reading files in from the proper directory |
| Date | Tue, 7 Feb 2012 19:46:42 +0000 (UTC) |
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In <f3f576e8-e608-4348-b6ee-fe775d9d1021@x19g2000yqh.googlegroups.com> SMac2347@comcast.net writes:
> Am I correct in thinking that I need to change the current working
> directory to this folder in order for Python to read in these files,
> then generate my output?
You don't have to do it that way, no.
In general, when opening a file, you can do it two ways: Either provide
a full pathname, or provide a relative pathname.
If you provide a full pathname (for example "/usr/home/smith/myfile.txt"),
that file will be opened and it does not matter what the current working
directory is.
If you provide a relative pathname (for example "myfile.txt"), python
will attempt to open that file starting from the current working dir.
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Reading files in from the proper directory SMac2347@comcast.net - 2012-02-07 10:14 -0800
Re: Reading files in from the proper directory Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2012-02-07 13:40 -0500
Re: Reading files in from the proper directory SMac2347@comcast.net - 2012-02-07 11:03 -0800
Re: Reading files in from the proper directory Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2012-02-07 19:59 +0100
Re: Reading files in from the proper directory SMac2347@comcast.net - 2012-02-07 11:13 -0800
Re: Reading files in from the proper directory John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2012-02-07 20:00 +0000
Re: Reading files in from the proper directory Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2012-02-07 21:16 +0100
Re: Reading files in from the proper directory SMac2347@comcast.net - 2012-02-09 12:32 -0800
Re: Reading files in from the proper directory Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2012-02-09 22:07 +0100
Re: Reading files in from the proper directory Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-02-09 23:05 -0500
Re: Reading files in from the proper directory SMac2347@comcast.net - 2012-02-09 12:36 -0800
Re: Reading files in from the proper directory John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2012-02-07 19:46 +0000
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