Python difference between file and os.path.realpath(file)

Asked Apr 18 '20 at 18:09

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The title sums it up, what is the difference between __file__ and os.path.realpath(__file__)?

import os

print((__file__)) #/Users/tom/Documents/Code/Python/LearnPython/playingname.py
print(os.path.realpath(__file__)) #/Users/tom/Documents/Code/Python/LearnPython/playingname.py
print(type(__file__)) #<class 'str'>
print(type(os.path.realpath(__file__))) #<class 'str'>

Is os.path.realpath redundant?

edited Apr 18 '20 at 18:10

Ch3steR

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asked Apr 18 '20 at 18:09

Tommaso Bendinelli

If you have symbolic links in the path you'll see a difference. – Matthias Apr 18 '20 at 18:11
Hint: symlinks. – Marcin Orlowski Apr 18 '20 at 18:12
Worth a [read](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9271464/what-does-the-file-variable-mean-do) – tidakdiinginkan Apr 18 '20 at 18:12
I can't reproduce this problem on Windows. – quamrana Apr 18 '20 at 18:13

Python difference between __file__ and os.path.realpath(__file__)

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Python difference between file and os.path.realpath(file)