Difference of sys.path

Question

The following two python runs don't print the same output. Does anybody know why there is a difference? Thanks.

$ pwd
/tmp
$ cat main.py 
import sys
print("\n".join(sys.path))
$ python3 -c 'import sys; print("\n".join(sys.path))' | head -n 1

$ python3 ./main.py | head -n 1
/private/tmp

@UlrichEckhardt The difference is clear in the question - the first one prints nothing, the second one prints `/private/tmp`. — kaya3, Jan 28 '20 at 19:55
Yes. But be specific on which answer on that page. Not all answers are relevant. — user1424739, Jan 28 '20 at 19:57
Obviously, @kaya3. However, then the obvious answer is that the reason is that there are different values in `sys.path`, which doesn't help. However, describing the difference would have lead to the question this one here duplicates. ;) — Ulrich Eckhardt, Jan 28 '20 at 19:57
The answer here: https://docs.python.org/3/library/sys.html#sys.path — lainatnavi, Jan 28 '20 at 19:58

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 28 '20 at 19:57

Sys does not only print your current path, It slso prints your libs and their corresponding paths.

Run the below code and it will give you an understanding of what you're doing and what you need to do in order to get current working directory.

import sys
print(sys.path)

import os
print(os.getcwd())

Difference of sys.path

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