(DEPRECATED) module_path
Python does not use filenames anymore to support reading from a zip file. This library is deprecated and has been removed from pypi.
Provided functions
- files - importlib.resources files this function is the standard for retrieving resources for Python 3.9+
- as_file - context manager for retrieving a true filepath for Python 3.9+.
- my_dir - Return the directory this module is in. This should exist even in an executable.
- my_path - Return the path to the module that called this method. This may not exist in an executable
Example
# my_interface.py
# sdl2 with sld2.dll in package
# File Structure:
# my_sdl/
# sdl2_dll_path/
# SDL2.dll
# __init__.py
# my_interface.py
import os
from module_path import files, as_file
with as_file(files('my_sdl').joinpath('sdl2_dll_path/SDL2.dll')) as sdl_path:
os.environ.setdefault('PYSDL2_DLL_PATH', os.path.dirname(str(sdl_path)))
import sdl2
# Use sdl2
assert sdl2 is not Nonecheck_path/
__init__.py
main.py
check_sub_path
__init__.py
fakedata.txt
# check_path/check_sub_path/__init__.py
import os
import module_path
MY_DIR = module_path.my_dir()
DATA = os.path.join(MY_DIR, 'fakedata.txt')
EXISTS = os.path.exists(DATA)# check_path/main.py
import module_path
try:
from check_path.check_sub_path import MY_DIR, DATA, EXISTS
except (ImportError, Exception):
from check_sub_path import MY_DIR, DATA, EXISTS
if __name__ == '__main__':
path = module_path.my_path()
directory = module_path.my_dir()
print('path \t', path, module_path.exists(path)) # Should be false with executable
print('dir \t', directory, module_path.exists(directory))
print('sub_dir\t', MY_DIR, module_path.exists(MY_DIR))
print('DATA \t', DATA, EXISTS)Build the executable with
pyinstaller --name check_path -y --add-data "check_path/check_sub_path/fakedata.txt;check_path/check_sub_path/" check_path/main.pyAfter pyinstaller builds you will have a dist directory. The data for this example should be stored in dist/check_path/check_path/check_sub_path/fakedata.txt
