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--- other:python:misc_by_jyp [2021/08/18 16:04] – Added pprint section jypeter
+++ other:python:misc_by_jyp [2021/08/25 14:00] – [Working with paths and filenames] Added more examples jypeter
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     * [[https://docs.python.org/3/library/pathlib.html#correspondence-to-tools-in-the-os-module|Matching pathlib, and os or os.path functions]]
   * [[https://docs.python.org/3/library/shutil.html|High-level file operations]]
+=== Example: getting the full path of the Python used ===
+<code>>>> import shutil
+>>> my_python = shutil.which('python')
+>>> my_python
+'/home/share/unix_files/cdat/miniconda3_21-02/envs/cdatm_py3/bin/python'</code>
+=== Example: getting the full path of a script ===
+<code>>>> import os
+>>> os.getcwd()
+'/home/jypmce/PMIP4'
+>>> os.path.exists('./argv_test.py')
+True
+>>> os.path.abspath('./argv_test.py')
+'/home/jypmce/PMIP4/argv_test.py'
+>>> os.path.exists('/home/jypmce/PMIP4/argv_test.py')
+True
+</code>
 === Example: getting the size(s) of all the files in a directory ===
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 ==== Using ordered dictionaries ====
-Check the [[https://realpython.com/python-ordereddict/|OrderedDict vs dict in Python: The Right Tool for the Job]] tutorial
+**Dictionary order is guaranteed to be insertion order**! Note that the [[https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#dict|usual Python dictionary]] also guarantees the order since version **3.6**
+Check the [[https://docs.python.org/3/library/collections.html#collections.OrderedDict|OrderedDict class]] (''from collections import OrderedDict'') and the [[https://realpython.com/python-ordereddict/|OrderedDict vs dict in Python: The Right Tool for the Job]] tutorial
 ==== Printing a readable version of long lists or dictionaries ====