Django How to get the Root Path
Django: How to get the Root Path#
You may need to create or use a file in the root path of your django project. From any file included in your django project you can run:
import os
os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__name__))
__name__is the name of the class, function, method, descriptor or generator
That will give
~/projects/my-django-project
How to get the Path of the file you are in#
To get the path of the file you are currently in use:
import os
os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))