Relative path for Python with Notepad++

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I am using: Notepad++, Python 3.4, Windows 7

I've got the following problem: If I want (for example) to open a file. I always have to put in the whole path for example "C:\Python34\05_Python_Project\Python_von_Kopf__\chapter7\webapp-chapter7\cgi-bin\some_file.txt"

I want to a write just a short filename like:

with open ('some_file.txt') as footer_d:
    ...

I realise that Notepad++ is searching in the following path: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++"

Can I somehow change/ configure Notepad++ for searching at the file location???

If you need to use german language then have a look at www.python-forum.de. — Matthias
– Matthias, Commented May 6, 2016 at 16:26
changed it to English language... my English is unvortunatelly not this good. But hope you can figure it out (the question might not be to difficult). Dan — Joe.DC
– Joe.DC, Commented May 6, 2016 at 16:29
Hmm. Your English is fine. It's better than my German, and I have been working in a German speaking office for the last eight months! — Martin Bonner supports Monica
– Martin Bonner supports Monica, Commented May 6, 2016 at 16:32
How are you running the script? If you are using nppexec, you can change the directory when the script is run. — Martin Bonner supports Monica
– Martin Bonner supports Monica, Commented May 6, 2016 at 16:33

Martin Bonner supports Monica · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-07 05:58:42Z

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A very simple way to implement this, is to do it all in Python:

import os

os.chdir("C:/Python34/05_Python_Project/Python_von_Kopf__/chapter7/webapp-chapter7/cgi-bin")

(The Windows API is quite happy with forward slashes as a path separator. It's command line applications that tend not to like them.) Alternatively:

dirlist = ["C:\\", "Python34", "05_Python_Project", Python_von_Kopf__",
           "chapter7", "webapp-chapter7", "cgi-bin"]
dir = os.path.join(*dirlist)
os.chdir(dir)

answered May 7, 2016 at 5:58

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