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Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory?

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kj wrote:
> 99.99% of Python programmers
> will find that there's nothing wrong with behavior 
[snip]
> Pardon my cynicism, but the general vibe from the replies I've
> gotten to my post (i.e. "if Python ain't got it, it means you don't
> need it") 
>   
[snip]

Don't you find there's something wrong in applying your observation from 
2 or 3 replies to your post to 99% of python programmer ? Moreover, 
flaming people on their own mailing list won't do you any good, ever, in 
any list.

To get back to your original question,

 > inspect.getmodule?
Docstring:
    Return the module an object was defined in, or None if not found.

As getmodule may return None if not found, you need too handle that 
case. There's possibly a weakness in the inspect module when changing 
the current directory however nothing wrong with Python having the 
remember the intial directory. If you need to remember it, do it youself 
(or file a bug to inspect module authors).

JM

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Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? kj <no.email@please.post> - 2012-08-19 20:42 +0000
  Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? Giacomo Alzetta <giacomo.alzetta@gmail.com> - 2012-08-19 14:01 -0700
    Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2012-08-20 01:45 +0100
      Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? Neil Hodgson <nhodgson@iinet.net.au> - 2012-08-21 11:39 +1000
  Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-08-19 17:03 -0400
    Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? kj <no.email@please.post> - 2012-08-20 01:57 +0000
      Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? Jerry Hill <malaclypse2@gmail.com> - 2012-08-19 22:05 -0400
      Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-08-19 19:57 -0700
        Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-08-19 20:04 -0700
          Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-20 08:11 +0100
        Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-08-19 20:03 -0700
        Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-08-19 19:59 -0700
        Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-08-20 21:20 -0700
      Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-08-20 03:38 +0000
        Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-08-19 20:43 -0700
      Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-20 08:10 +0100
      Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? andrea crotti <andrea.crotti.0@gmail.com> - 2012-08-20 12:56 +0100
        Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-08-20 13:14 +0000
          Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? Walter Hurry <walterhurry@lavabit.com> - 2012-08-20 13:49 +0000
            Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-08-20 09:58 -0400
              Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? andrea crotti <andrea.crotti.0@gmail.com> - 2012-08-20 15:15 +0100
      Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? Jean-Michel Pichavant <jeanmichel@sequans.com> - 2012-08-20 16:39 +0200
      Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-08-20 16:28 +0000
      Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? Piet van Oostrum <piet@vanoostrum.org> - 2012-08-20 16:06 -0400
      Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? John Roth <johnroth1@gmail.com> - 2012-08-21 13:35 -0700
  Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-19 22:18 +0100
  Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? Laszlo Nagy <gandalf@shopzeus.com> - 2012-08-19 23:05 +0200
  Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory? 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-08-19 17:54 -0700

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