Problems with inserting home directory in Python

Question

I need to add a directory in home at the beginning of a python program. The problem is that when I'm using different machines I need to edit that line every time to match the right username.

e.g:

sys.path.insert(0, '/home/user_foo/directory')

on computer 1

sys.path.insert(0, '/home/user_bar/directory')

on computer 2

Is there a way in Python3 to get the user name? Or am I doomed to rewrite this line each time I pull it from git on another machine with a different user?

used this: sys.path.insert(0, os.path.expanduser('~') + '/directory') — Mattu475, Jul 11 '18 at 11:00

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 11 '18 at 10:20

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Take a look at:

import getpass
user = getpass.getuser()
sys.path.insert(0, '/home/%s/directory'%user)

answered Jul 11 '18 at 10:20

Mufeed

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Thanks for your answer. Would have marked it as accepted but I used another way to get to the home directory. – Mattu475 Jul 11 '18 at 11:02
That is okay :) – Mufeed Jul 11 '18 at 11:03

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 11 '18 at 10:22

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Try this one:

sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), 'mydir'))

answered Jul 11 '18 at 10:22

pnv

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thanks! I did it a bit different but this way also seems ok. – Mattu475 Jul 11 '18 at 11:01

Problems with inserting home directory in Python

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