Why is file creating in parent folder of source code?

Question

There is src folder witn env and main.py. I create log file like next and saw file in parent folder of src

from loguru import logger
logger.add("logs.txt")

In the other hand like this and file into src

dirname = path.dirname(__file__)
log_path = path.join(dirname, "logs.txt")
logger.add(log_path)

What is responsible to root folder when path is only filename? I need to create some files into src. I have copy-past code of dirname calculation to each of them. Looks like mistake.

Maybe because you run your script from parent directory? Try to print the output of `os.getcwd()` — Corralien, Sep 28 '21 at 19:50
Are you asking why `logger.add("logs.txt")` adds a file in the parent directory? — Pranav Hosangadi, Sep 28 '21 at 19:53
@PranavHosangadi why logger create file out of `src` folder when `main.py` into `src` — Viewed, Sep 28 '21 at 19:54
Because all relative file paths are relative to the current working directory, which by default is the directory you ran your script from — Pranav Hosangadi, Sep 28 '21 at 19:54
Before `logger.add` can you `print(os.getcwd())` to ensure where your script run from, please. If you run your code from spyder or pycharm or other tool, the working directory is the base of your project. — Corralien, Sep 28 '21 at 19:55
@Corralien Can I set path to `src` for VS Code debug config? — Viewed, Sep 28 '21 at 20:02
Try: [VSCode -- how to set working directory for debug](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38623138/vscode-how-to-set-working-directory-for-debug). I think it's what your are looking for. — Corralien, Sep 28 '21 at 20:06

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 28 '21 at 20:10

Here, the problem is how the working directory is set in your IDE (VSCode). Try to modify the working directory in the configuration:

VSCode -- how to set working directory for debug.

A more generic way could be:

import os

if DEBUG:
    os.chdir('./src')

logger.add("logs.txt")

Why is file creating in parent folder of source code?

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