ebook-convert: access current working directory inside recipe

jens32 · 05-31-2011, 09:59 AM

Hi,
I am a python novice and I wasn't able to figure out a way to access the current working directory inside the recipe. I want to write some log files into the folder. self.output_dir and os.getcwd() are set to the temporary folder.

How do I get the CWD of the folder where the recipe is and the output file is generated by ebook-convert a.recipe ebook.mobi?

kovidgoyal · 05-31-2011, 10:56 AM

You dont. The recipe is not aware of it. Just write it to os.getcwdu(). When you use the --debug-pipeline option the log file will be copied there.

jens32 · 06-03-2011, 03:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

You dont. The recipe is not aware of it. Just write it to os.getcwdu(). When you use the --debug-pipeline option the log file will be copied there.

My recipe is writing urls of already read articles in a python shelve and I was hoping to get the script working on different computers without having an absolute path inside the script. So using the debug pipeline would work, but it is not what I was looking for. My first post wasn't precise enough about this.

Thanks for your quick answer, but why did the email with the reply notification take so long? I got the notification 2 hours ago.

kovidgoyal · 06-03-2011, 10:57 AM

from calibre.utils.config import config_dir

Store your persistent data there.

05-31-2011, 09:59 AM	#1
jens32 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle 3	ebook-convert: access current working directory inside recipe Hi, I am a python novice and I wasn't able to figure out a way to access the current working directory inside the recipe. I want to write some log files into the folder. self.output_dir and os.getcwd() are set to the temporary folder. How do I get the CWD of the folder where the recipe is and the output file is generated by ebook-convert a.recipe ebook.mobi?

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05-31-2011, 10:56 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You dont. The recipe is not aware of it. Just write it to os.getcwdu(). When you use the --debug-pipeline option the log file will be copied there.

06-03-2011, 10:57 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	from calibre.utils.config import config_dir Store your persistent data there.