Path for source files

Question

Where should I add source files for my program? I created a folder /data/src and put the files there. In my Python code I tried to point with os.getcwd() to it. This works for quickly run but if I install my application it gives me an IOEroor for home/username/myapp/data/src. How I can ajust the username?

Thanks

Answer 1

Even if you were able to get the os.getcwd() approach to work, it would probably break when you run the program installed. If you look in the program_name_lib directory, you'll see that quickly provides some convenience functions for you. The easiest way to do what you want is to put the text file in data/media and use the get_media_file() helper. Like so:

from program_name_lib.helpers import get_media_file
text_file = get_media_file("my_file.txt")

Answer 2

Without knowing details, it appears that it expects the directory data/src to be in you home directory, under your program name, and not in the root. Did you really put it in /data/src? Normally, I think it would go somewhere in your home directory, which you own and have full permissions. You can, of course, change this and put it where you want, but it's usually best not to put things in the root directory.