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I am trying to pass a particular directory to a python script and later use that directory in the script . the Directory can be located anywhere. for example, the script should run on the command line as 

script.py directory_name

So far I looked but nothing as such.

geekyjazzy
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You can do it as:

directory_name=sys.argv[n]

It is always good to catch the error, if directory name is not provided by the user.

import sys

...
...

try:
    directory_name=sys.argv[1]
    print(directory_name)
except:
    print('Please pass directory_name')
Scorpion_God
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Nishant Nawarkhede
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check the sys.argv here

import sys

print sys.argv[1]# this gives directory name
sundar nataraj
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