how to create a file in the code directory in python-CodePudding

I'm making this code that creates a file and writes on it, but i need this file do be created in the same folder that the .py file is located, because i'll need to send this to my profesor , so it need to be kinda of "customized" acording to where he'll download it. Currently, i'm working with this:

arquivo= open('C:\\Users\\cauej\\code\\PROJETO PY\\pedido.txt', 'w')

but i imagine that it wouldn't work on his computer, because it's using my director, but if the file were created in the same folder as the .py file, would work

CodePudding user response：

You can use the answers from this question to get the path where the script is running, then use that path to write the file:

import os

dir_with_script = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
path_to_file = os.path.join(dir_with_script, 'pedido.txt')

arquivo = open(path_to_file, 'w')
# ...

CodePudding user response：

with getcwd() you can get the location of the .py file. Append the name of the output file to it:

import os directory = os.getcwd()

output_file_name = directory "pedido.txt"

CodePudding user response：

If I got it right, then you just need to write:

arquivo= open('pedido.txt', 'w')