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NameError: name '__file__' is not defined

I am trying to store the path of a script into a variable using:

os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))

However, it keeps returning a name '__file__' is not defined error.

here = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name '__file__' is not defined
Solution

  • Pretty sure you are running this in a terminal in the interactive Python as it is the only place (I'm aware of) to not have __file__.

    Try it in the actual script. This should work.