How to run an .exe from the same folder as my Python program [duplicate]

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The title may not be the best description of what I'm trying to do. I made a few simple lines of code to run a .exe, in this case the adobe reader installer.

import os os.system('"D:/Python Project/Work Project/Installers/readerdc_en_xa_crd_install.exe"')

currently the code and .exe are in the same folder but if I were to move the entire folder to another machine obviously the file path for the .exe would no longer be the same. How do I go about running a .exe that is in the same folder as the code without relying on the entire file path of the machine?

Thanks

alfinkel24 · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-06 04:55:51Z

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import os mypath = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)) os.system( f'"{mypath}/readerdc_en_xa_cer_install.exe"' )

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Ben Hille Over a year ago

ok im being dumb what should be in the parenthesis after dirname? should it be the name of the .exe or?

enzo Over a year ago

It's literally __FILE__.

Ben Hille Over a year ago

that returns an error Traceback (most recent call last): File "D:/Python Project/Work Project/GUITest/InstallTest.py", line 2, in <module> mypath = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(FILE)) NameError: name 'FILE' is not defined

alfinkel24 Over a year ago

Try __file__ rather than __FILE__.

Ben Hille Over a year ago

that worked but now i get an error "'D:\Python' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

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