How do I use a relative path in a Python module when the CWD has changed?
Store the absolute path to the module directory at the very beginning of the module: package_directory = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)) Afterwards, load your resources based on this package_directory: font_file = os.path.join(package_directory, ‘fonts’, ‘myfont.ttf’) And after all, do not modify of process-wide resources like the current working directory. There is never a real need to change the working …