How to run an .exe from the same folder as my Python program

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The title may not be the best description of what I'm trying to do. I made a few simple lines of code to run a .exe, in this case the adobe reader installer.

import os
os.system('"D:/Python Project/Work Project/Installers/readerdc_en_xa_crd_install.exe"')

currently the code and .exe are in the same folder but if I were to move the entire folder to another machine obviously the file path for the .exe would no longer be the same. How do I go about running a .exe that is in the same folder as the code without relying on the entire file path of the machine?

Thanks

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 06 '21 at 04:55

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import os
mypath = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
os.system( f'"{mypath}/readerdc_en_xa_cer_install.exe"' )

edited Aug 06 '21 at 04:55

alfinkel24

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answered Aug 05 '21 at 22:07

Tim Roberts

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ok im being dumb what should be in the parenthesis after dirname? should it be the name of the .exe or? – Ben Hille Aug 05 '21 at 22:16
[It's literally `__FILE__`](https://stackoverflow.com/q/9271464/9997212). – enzo Aug 05 '21 at 22:21
that returns an error Traceback (most recent call last): File "D:/Python Project/Work Project/GUITest/InstallTest.py", line 2, in mypath = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__FILE__)) NameError: name '__FILE__' is not defined – Ben Hille Aug 05 '21 at 22:25
Try `__file__` rather than `__FILE__`. – alfinkel24 Aug 05 '21 at 22:42
that worked but now i get an error "'D:\Python' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." – Ben Hille Aug 05 '21 at 22:48
@BenHille Did you remember the `"` inside the `'`? – General Grievance Aug 06 '21 at 01:17

How to run an .exe from the same folder as my Python program

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