When importing python script from another folder how to save output in the library/sub-folder

Question

I am running this script ( parent.py )

import sys
sys.path.append('/python/loanrates/test')
import test2
test2

from this directory:

D:\python\loanrates\Parent

Which opens this script ( test.py )

import json 
data = 'ello world'
with open( 'it_worked.json', 'w') as f:
    json.dump(data, f)

From this directiory

D:\python\loanrates\test

When I run parent.py which consequentially runs test.py I want the json.dump to save in D:\\python\\loanrates\\test' currently it saves in D:\\python\\loanrates\\Parent`

EDIT: I have made the following edits:

This is now the child file:

import json 

def main():

    data = 'ello world'

    print data 

    with open( 'D:/python/loanrates/test/it_worked.json', 'w') as f:
        json.dump(data, f)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

And this is my parent:

import sys
import thread

sys.path.append('/python/loanrates/test')

import test2

thread.start_new_thread(test2.main())

I get this error:

TypeError: start_new_thread expected at least 2 arguments, got 1

What is the second argument i need to put in ?

Answer 1

../script/test/testing.py

import os
local_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)

with open(local_path + '/output.txt', 'w') as fh:
    fh.write('here i am')

../script/parent/parent.py

import importlib.machinery, imp

namespace = 'testing'
fullPath = r'C:\Users\OpenWindows\Desktop\script\test\testing.py'

loader = importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader(namespace, fullPath)
testing = loader.load_module(namespace)

# Code should have been executed in testing.py now.

This is an option, seeing as you want relative paths, you could fetch the path from the local __file__ variable since it contains the path to the modules path and not the execution path.

There's also the option to use import () that can pass global variables where you could tinker with changing global variables to match your needs.

Answer 2

I figured it out:

I changed the code in test.py to

import time 
import json 

data = 'ello world'

with open( 'D:/python/loanrates/test/it_worked.json', 'w') as f:
    json.dump(data, f)