Python os.makedir isn't working after compiled to an exe with PyInstaller?

Question

I am trying to compile Python code with this line in it, and it's not making any directories, but everything else is working.

os.mkdir('{}\\{}'.format(dir_path, scenario['name']))

I compiled with the --console flag, and there are no errors when running. I also ran as admin. Thanks for any help.

Here is how I got dir_path

if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
    dir_path = sys._MEIPASS
else:
    dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))

Are you sure your path is right? Do a system search. It may have created the directory somewhere you didnt expect (such as root level). How do you derive `dir_path`, can you show that code? — Error - Syntactical Remorse, Nov 19 '19 at 19:32
It was working on source code, and I got this dir_path from another stackoverflow thread which had a similar error, except it didn't fix it for me. ``` if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False): dir_path = sys._MEIPASS else: dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)) ``` — wazoo3, Nov 19 '19 at 19:37
Can you add that to the question so I can see the format? Paths change between local development and deployed. — Error - Syntactical Remorse, Nov 19 '19 at 19:40
What do you get when you print `os.getcwd()` and the string you pass to `os.mkdir()`? — DisappointedByUnaccountableMod, Nov 19 '19 at 19:44
printing os.getcwd() -> C:\Users\{username}\Documents\Source printing '{}\\{}'.format(dir_path, scenario['name']) -> C:\Users\{username}\Documents\Source\Scenario1 — wazoo3, Nov 19 '19 at 19:48
@Error-SyntacticalRemorse, You were right, I found where it's generating the files to. It's going to C:\...\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI158442\Scenario1, But I want it to generate in the directory where the .exe is in. — wazoo3, Nov 19 '19 at 19:58
@wazoo3 haha, I've experienced similar issues before. Do you create an installer or just an executable? — Error - Syntactical Remorse, Nov 19 '19 at 20:18
Take a look at [Determining application path in a Python EXE generated by pyInstaller](https://stackoverflow.com/q/404744/8150685). I think you are close but just need to change something minor. — Error - Syntactical Remorse, Nov 19 '19 at 20:20
@wazoo3 make sure you read the third comment for the second answer in that link. (That is your issue). — Error - Syntactical Remorse, Nov 19 '19 at 20:23
If you end up solving the issue though, add it as an answer, it may help future users. — Error - Syntactical Remorse, Nov 19 '19 at 20:29
Awesome, thanks, I am returning the correct path now. However now I am getting permission error when trying to write the csv to the newly created dir. I've tried using mode=0o777, no luck. Any ideas? — wazoo3, Nov 19 '19 at 20:29
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](https://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/202673/discussion-between-error-syntactical-remorse-and-wazoo3). — Error - Syntactical Remorse, Nov 19 '19 at 20:31

Python os.makedir isn't working after compiled to an exe with PyInstaller?

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