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I recently downlaoded a game on pydev.org. The code below is the code that you run for the game to play. My question is does the likes of os.path.dirname(__file__) mean? I have created games in python before but i always made them in the one class. Where as in this game this is outside of the folder where all the other classes are?

Can any1 help me. I have researched this but to no luck!

import sys
import os


try:
    __file__
except NameError:
    pass
else:
    libdir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'lib'))
    sys.path.insert(0, libdir)

sys.path.insert(1, "lib")
import main
main.main()
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Please try to give meaningful titles to your questions... – Lohoris Feb 1 '12 at 14:53
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Additionally, I think your research techniques need some work, as the first Google results of "python __file__" and "python os.path.dirname" return relevant pages describing each. – Josh Petrie Feb 1 '12 at 16:07

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Tried looking at the documentation?

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