Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!feeder.news-service.com!xlned.com!feeder7.xlned.com!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.007 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'sorts': 0.04; 'from:addr:timgolden.me.uk': 0.09; 'from:name:tim golden': 0.09; 'message-id:@timgolden.me.uk': 0.09; 'subject:file': 0.14; 'wrote:': 0.14; 'kick': 0.16; 'pathname': 0.16; 'received:74.55.86': 0.16; 'received:74.55.86.74': 0.16; 'received:smtp.webfaction.com': 0.16; 'received:webfaction.com': 0.16; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.17; '(which': 0.20; 'header:In- Reply-To:1': 0.21; 'file,': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.22; 'stuff': 0.22; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.23; 'tried': 0.27; 'skip:" 30': 0.29; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.30; 'tjg': 0.30; 'it.': 0.31; 'equal': 0.31; 'greatly': 0.33; "i've": 0.33; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.35; 'subject:from': 0.38; 'appreciated': 0.38; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'received:192': 0.38; 'should': 0.39; 'finding': 0.39; 'help': 0.40; 'full': 0.63; 'from:addr:mail': 0.65; 'subject:name': 0.67; 'yourself:': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.93 Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 16:52:33 +0100 From: Tim Golden User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-GB; rv:1.9.2.17) Gecko/20110414 Lightning/1.0b2 Thunderbird/3.1.10 MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: Obtaining a full path name from file References: <6af58349-43d3-4132-ab0a-a072852e6f3a@g12g2000yqd.googlegroups.com> In-Reply-To: <6af58349-43d3-4132-ab0a-a072852e6f3a@g12g2000yqd.googlegroups.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 13 NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.94.164.166 X-Trace: 1306252357 news.xs4all.nl 49179 [::ffff:82.94.164.166]:47837 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:6146 On 24/05/2011 16:36, RVince wrote: > s = "C:\AciiCsv\Gravity_Test_data\A.csv" > f = open(s,"r") > > How do I obtain the full pathname given the File, f? (which should > equal "C:\AciiCsv\Gravity_Test_data"). I've tried all sorts of stuff > and am just not finding it. Any help greatly appreciated ! You're going to kick yourself: f.name TJG