Yes I am using win 32 in a main loop I use but I am headed out to work if you drop me a line atkperry@xxxxxxx I will dig up the code for you. Ken -----Original Message----- From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 11:28 PM To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: python current path function? Makes sense. You know anything about hotkeys using win32con by any chance? I am trying to read in a keymap (why I needed to load this ini file) but it keeps having problems. Have a great day, Alex Email: mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Perry" <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 23:25 Subject: RE: python current path function? > > > well not really but understand that if you use double quotes you can have > a > single quote put in if you use single you can put a double in. > > -----Original Message----- > From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Hall > Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 11:10 PM > To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: python current path function? > > There, it seems to be working now; I am not sure how it got fixed, unless > there is a difference between single and double quotes in python... Thanks > for the help! > > > Have a great day, > Alex > Email: mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken Perry" <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 20:51 > Subject: RE: python current path function? > > >> >> >> >> Opps I meant >> >> os.path.split(blah) >> >> You really should search out python os and read it. heck any time you >> have >> this problem m you should search out the module on Google. >> >> Ken >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Hall >> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 8:43 PM >> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: Re: python current path function? >> >> I get a traceback saying "module os has no attribute 'split'". >> >> >> Have a great day, >> Alex >> Email: mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Ken Perry" <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 9:25 >> Subject: RE: python current path function? >> >> >>> >>> do the following >>> >>> import os >>> >>> path=os.split(fileNamePath) >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Hall >>> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 6:52 AM >>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: python current path function? >>> >>> Hi all, >>> I am trying to point python to the currently running script's directory >>> so >>> it can find an ini file there. I was told to use >>> ini=os.path.join(sys.argv[0],'name.ini') >>> but that returns the name.ini filename attached to the full path, >>> including >>> the script name: >>> c:\path\file.pyw\file.ini >>> >>> I want just the path to the script, not the script itself. Also, I think >>> I >>> need it as a raw string or with double backslashes. How do I do this? >>> Thanks! >>> >>> >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex >>> Email: mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx >>> >>> __________ >>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >>> >>> __________ >>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >>> >> >> __________ >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >> >> __________ >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >> > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind