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How to run a Python script in VSCode using the same path of the script? (otherwise it can't find an input file located in the same folder)

I have this Python code: https://github.com/andreagrandi/aoc_2019/tree/master/aoc
which runs perfectly from the terminal (Python 3 required) if I do for example: python aoc_03.py
But if I try to run it from VSCode, taking advantage of the Python extension and integration, I get this error:
(aoc) ➜ advent_of_code_2019 git:(master) /Users/andrea/.virtualenvs/aoc/bin/python /Users/andrea/Documents/advent_of_code_2019/aoc/aoc_03.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/andrea/Documents/advent_of_code_2019/aoc/aoc_03.py", line 70, in <module>
with open('aoc_03_input.txt', 'r') as file:
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'aoc_03_input.txt'
My guess is that when invoked from VSCode, the script is run from a different path, so it cannot find the file aoc_03_input.txt which is located in the same folder of the script.
How do I tell VSCode to run my script from the /Users/andrea/Documents/advent_of_code_2019/aoc/ folder, so that it will be able to find my input file?
Thanks

Actually, I should have tried more before asking this question, because I just found the solution, but at this point I will write it here in case it can be useful to anyone:
If I change the path in this way:
with open('./aoc_03_input.txt', 'r') as file:
The file is being open correctly when I run the code in VSCode and when I run it from the terminal. Tested under OSX (but it should work under Linux too. Not sure about Windows).

Run .py script via sh import module error

This is a very basic question on how to code in python and run your script from a very beginner.
I'm writing a script using Xcode9.4.1 which is supposed to be for python3.6. I then have an sh script run.sh, in the same folder of the script (say "my_folder") which simply looks like
python my_script.py
The python script looks like
from tick.base import TimeFunction
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
v = np.arange(0., 10., 1.)
f_v = v + 1
u = TimeFunction((v, f_v))
plt.plot(v, u.value(v))
print('donne!\n')
But as I try to run my_script.sh from the terminal I get a "ImportError: No module named tick.base" error.
But the tick folder is actually present in "my_computer/anaconda3/lib/python3.6/site-packages" and up to last week I was using Spyder from anaconda navigator and everything was correctly working, so no "import error" occurred.
The question is quite trivial, in some sense it simply is "what's the typical procedure to code and run python script and how modules are supposed to be imported-downloaded when running on a given machine?"
I need it since my script is to be run on another machine through ssh and using my laptop to make some attempts. Up to last year I used to work in C and only need to move some folders with code and .h files.
Thank for help!
EDIT 1:
From the Spyder 3.2.7 setting, where the script was giving non problem, I printed the
import sys
print(sys.path)
The -manually- copied the content to the sys.path variable in my_script.py and rerun 'run.sh' and now getting a new (strange) error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
[...]
File "/Users/my_computer/anaconda3/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tick/array/build/array.py", line 106
def tick_double_array_to_file(_file: 'std::string', array: 'ArrayDouble const &') -> "void":
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

First, check the python which you are calling the script with is pointing to the anaconda python and it is of the same version you are expecting it to be. You can do "which python" command in Linux and Mac to which the path which points to python. It if is pointing to some different version or build of python than the one which you are expecting then add the needed path to the system environment PATH variable. In Linux and Mac this can be done by adding the following line in the .bashrc file at the /home/ folder:
export PATH=/your/python/path:$PATH
And then source the .bashrc file.
source .bashrc
If you are on a operating system like cent os ,breaking the default python path can break your yum so be careful before changing it.

I am running a script in PyCharm and under the Project Interpretor I have the path
C:\envs\conda\keras2\python.exe
When I try to run the script via ssh on the server I get a 'no module named' error. I get
/usr/bin/python as the ans to 'which python' on the server itself. Could you tell me which path I must add for the script to run properly?

Python can't run absolute script?

I encountered such a weird situation:
naivechou#naivechou/~>python test.py
test
naivechou#naivechou/~>pwd
/home/naivechou
naivechou#naivechou/~>python /home/naivechou/test.py
C:\toolchain\python\python.exe: can't open file '/home/naivechou/test.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory
My working directory is /home/naivechou/, test.py is in there.
If I run test.py with absolute path, I'll get an error message of No such file or directory.But everything will be fine if I enter that directory and then run it. What's wrong with python?

Try moving into the folder where the python script is located and do a "ls" command there in Linux. if windows then do 'dir'. if you see the required file there then execute the following command
C:\location_where_the_script_is> python yourfile.py

For commands entered on the command line, Windows doesn't recognize forward-slashes as directory separators.
Your second example is looking in the current directory for the literal filename /home/naivechou/test.py, and of course such a filename does not exist.
Use backslashes instead, as is the Windows way:
python \home\naivechou\test.py

NameError when running .py file from CMD Windows 10

I am trying to run a .py file created in a text editor from the CMD line in Windows 10. Here is my very simple code:
def main():
print 'It works!'
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
When I run from CMD line, which is already in python 2.7 mode, i type
pytest.py
which is the name of the file. However, now the CMD line says:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'pytest' is not defined

You cannot run the .py file from the Python interpreter (starting with >>>)
So, you need to see C:\Users\Eric> python pytest.py to run python on your file.
Or, you can run only python, then you must import the file.
>>> import pytest
>>> pytest.main()
Both cases assume the CMD is at the same directory as your file. If not, you must cd to that proper directory first, or use
C:\Users\Eric> python C:\Users\Eric\full\path\to\pytest.py

When you start a terminal in windows via CMD, you are in the Windows Command Line.
Here you can run your python code by entering
python yourpythoncode.py
Or you can choose to start the python interpreter by entering just :
python
In the interpreter you can run your python program by importing it
import yourpythoncode
If yourpythoncode has a line like
if ___name___ = ___main___:
main()
then it is protected from autorunning the code.
So to run your code your still need to call it explicit by entering :
main()

Either make the file executable or supply it to python program to run it
python pytest.py
If you are running the file from within the python interpreter, then you need to exit that using Ctrl + Z and run it from the command line the way I mentioned above.
Note: You will need to change to the directory where pytest.py is located in for the above command to work; or you need to supply the path to the file. For example, from your pictures, you are in the root directory i.e. C:\Users\Eric; if you open file explorer on windows and navigate to where your file is located, you can right click the file and view properties and this should show you the location. Then in your command prompt, you need to type cd C:\location\you\just\copied\ then after that you should be able to run the file using the python command above

importError using a virtualenv from cmd on Windows

trying to run a flask dev server on localhost:5000 using a virtualenv on Windows 7
In my command line in the project directory, i activated the virtualenv with the command "env\scripts\activate". It seemed to work, as my next line was preceded with an (env) tag. When I attempted to run the app file (bank_app), however, I got an import error.
Here's the console log
C:\Users\TJ\Documents\Python Projects\TestingPython> env\scripts\activate
(env) C:\Users\TJ\Documents\Python Projects\TestingPython> bank_app
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\TJ\Documents\Python Projects\TestingPython\bank_app.py", line 1, in <module>
from flask import Flask
ImportError: No module named flask
and here's a gist of the bank_app file (just in case it's relevant)
I'm used to running the code directly from PyCharm, which handles the virtualenv for me. it works fine running directly from PyCharm

This is probably related to how Windows maps extensions to executables.
You started the script with bank_app, which is really not the name of your script (your script has a .py extension I assume?). Windows must be doing a search in your directory, and then starting the script with the interpreter that is registered for the .py extension of the script, which is the globally installed interpreter, not the interpreter that is currently in the PATH.
I'm pretty sure if you run the command as python bank_app.py everything will work just fine.