Find path of python_notebook.ipynb when running it with Google Colab

Question

I want to find the cwd where my CODE file is stored.

With jupiter Lab i would do:

import os 
cwd= os.getcwd()
print (cwd)
OUT: 
'C:...\\Jupiter_lab_notebooks\\CODE'

However,if i copy the folders to my GoogleDrive, and run the notebook in GOOGLE COLAB, i get:

import os 
cwd= os.getcwd()
print (cwd)
OUT: 
/content

No matter where my notebook is stored. How do i find the actual path my .ipynb folder is stored in?

#EDIT

What i am looking for is python code that will return the location of the COLAB notebook no matter where in drive it is stored. This way i can navigate to sub-folders from there.

Answer 1

This problem has been bothering me for a while, this code should set the working directory if the notebook has been singularly found, limited to Colab system and mounted drives, this can be run on Colab:

import requests
import urllib.parse
import google.colab
import os

google.colab.drive.mount('/content/drive')


def locate_nb(set_singular=True):
    found_files = []
    paths = ['/']
    nb_address = 'http://172.28.0.2:9000/api/sessions'
    response = requests.get(nb_address).json()
    name = urllib.parse.unquote(response[0]['name'])

    dir_candidates = []

    for path in paths:
        for dirpath, subdirs, files in os.walk(path):
            for file in files:
                if file == name:
                    found_files.append(os.path.join(dirpath, file))

    found_files = list(set(found_files))

    if len(found_files) == 1:
        nb_dir = os.path.dirname(found_files[0])
        dir_candidates.append(nb_dir)
        if set_singular:
            print('Singular location found, setting directory:')
            os.chdir(dir_candidates[0])
    elif not found_files:
        print('Notebook file name not found.')
    elif len(found_files) > 1:
        print('Multiple matches found, returning list of possible locations.')
        dir_candidates = [os.path.dirname(f) for f in found_files]

    return dir_candidates

locate_nb()
print(os.getcwd())