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Assume I want to print out the current pwd from inside a python v3 script.

The following does not work:

import os
print("pwd=" + os.getcwd())


How else can I achieve this?

Peter

Why do you need another method?

What do you mean with "another method"?

Which method would be better?

Your code works. What is your problem?
You can use string formating.

import os

print("pwd=%s" % os.getcwd()) # old style formating
print("pwd={}".format(os.getcwd())) # currently used string formating
print(f"pwd={os.getcwd()}") # format string since Python 3.6

Output:
pwd=/home/andre
pwd=/home/andre
pwd=/home/andre

If want a different way can use pathlib.
Work the same,but it detect OS path WindowsPath and PosixPath.
If print() the OS path dos not show.

Windows:

C:\
λ cd 1
C:\1
λ ptpython
>>> import os
>>> os.getcwd()
'C:\\1'

>>> from pathlib import Path
>>> Path.cwd()
WindowsPath('C:/1')
>>> print(f'pwd={Path.cwd()}')
pwd=C:\1

Linux:

mint@mint ~/.pyenv $ ptpython3
>>> import os
>>> os.getcwd()
'/home/mint/.pyenv'

>>> from pathlib import Path
>>> Path.cwd()
PosixPath('/home/mint/.pyenv')
>>> print(f'pwd={Path.cwd()}')
pwd=/home/mint/.pyenv

import os 
dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))

regards,
Christian