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Re: Function for the path of the script?

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On 10/26/2013 07:23 PM, Peter Cacioppi wrote:
> Am I the only one who finds this function super useful?
>
> def _code_file() :
>      return os.path.abspath(inspect.getsourcefile(_code_file))
>
>
> I've got one in every script. It's the only one I have to copy around. For my workflow ... so handy.
>
> I've got os.path.dirname aliased to dn, so its dn(_code_file()) that I find myself reaching for fairly often...

Huh?  In what kind of a workflow are you running a python file without 
knowing *what* file you are runnung?

Or am I just misinterpreting what this code does?

Confused but curious,
Gary Herron

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Function for the path of the script? Peter Cacioppi <peter.cacioppi@gmail.com> - 2013-10-26 19:23 -0700
  Re: Function for the path of the script? Skip Montanaro <skip.montanaro@gmail.com> - 2013-10-26 21:42 -0500
  Re: Function for the path of the script? Gary Herron <gary.herron@islandtraining.com> - 2013-10-26 19:52 -0700
  Re: Function for the path of the script? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-10-27 14:01 +1100
    Re: Function for the path of the script? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-10-28 14:49 +0000
      Re: Function for the path of the script? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-10-29 01:59 +1100
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          Re: Function for the path of the script? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-10-29 14:31 +0000
  Re: Function for the path of the script? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-10-27 03:42 +0000
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    Re: Function for the path of the script? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-10-27 09:38 -0400
    Re: Function for the path of the script? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-10-28 14:58 +0000
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        Re: Function for the path of the script? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-10-29 14:26 +0000
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