Python not finding file in the same directory

Question

I am writing a simple script that attaches file to a mail, but it is not finding the file. This is my one block:

    # KML attachment
    filename='20140210204804.kml'
    fp = open(filename, "rb")
    att = email.mime.application.MIMEApplication(fp.read(),_subtype="kml")
    fp.close()
    att.add_header('Content-Disposition','attachment',filename=filename)
    msg.attach(att)

The file 20140210204804.kml is present in the same folder as the script. I am getting below error:

 IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '20140210204804.kml'

Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

The working directory is not set to the directory of the script, but to the current directory where you started the script.

Use __file__ to determine the file location and use that as a starting point to make filename an absolute path:

import os

here = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))

filename = os.path.join(here, '20140210204804.kml')