Current Path variable in .env file

Question

Is there a way to refer to the current directory in a .env file?

Trying to point the location of a config file from userprofile, to the current path. For example,

CONFIG_FILE=${USERPROFILE}\.configs\config.cfg

I would like to set it to,

CONFIG_FILE=${CURRENTPATH}\.configs\config.cfg

Summerly

maybe using pwd – Cycloid

I'll give that one a shot!, I've tried, currentpath, currentdir, currentdirectory, even . (dot) – Summerly

pwd didn't work – Summerly

why dont you put the whole code. – Survey

Which operating system are you using? – Twelfth

os.path.abspath(file) gives the location of current file from where the code is running. os.path.dirname( os.path.abspath(file )) would give the directory where you have placed your .py file . DO not forget to import os – Survey

I am on windows 10 – Summerly

@Summerly I hope this works – Survey

@Summerly my code will work irrespective of platform – Survey

yeah close the question – Survey

@RoushanSingh I was trying to have it load when I run pipenv shell|run, if I can't get that to work I will have to create a load script in my root directory. – Summerly

use subprocesses module – Survey

@Summerly by the way i am still not getting what you have asked . seriously – Survey

@RoushanSingh when run your pipenv shell is sets environment variables from a .env file, I wanted to point a config from from one location to another while I have an active pipenv shell – Summerly

Answer 1

Running my program w/ pipenv on Ubuntu, I'm able to do e.g.:

SETUP_CFG=${PWD}/setup.cfg

And in Python I can do:

import os
from pathlib import Path

assert os.environ.get("SETUP_CFG") == (Path.cwd() / "setup.cfg").as_posix()

Incompletion

Answer 2

Yes, 'pwd' like the below in .env file for your example should work ( I tested it on Mac)

CONFIG_FILE=${PWD}/.configs/config.cfg

Morgenthaler