Python Program to Get the Full Path of the Current Working Directory

Example 1: Using pathlib module

import pathlib

# path of the given file
print(pathlib.Path("my_file.txt").parent.absolute())

# current working directory
print(pathlib.Path().absolute())

Output

/Users/username
/Users/username

Using the pathlib module, you can get the current working directory.

• Pass the file’s name in
  Path()
  method.
• parent
  gives the logical parent of the path and
  absolute()
  gives the absolute path of the file.
• pathlib.Path().absolute()
  gives the current working directory.

Example 2: Using os module

import os

# path of the given file
print(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath("my_file.txt")))

# current working directory
print(os.path.abspath(os.getcwd()))

Output

/Users/username
/Users/username

You can do the same thing with the os module.

• Use
  abspath()
  method to get an absolute path.
• getcwd()
  gives the current working directory.