How to make Code Runner in VS Code recognize my current working directory?

Question

I'm using VS Code with the following steps:

1. cd into my Dev folder
2. Then write code in the my_projects folder

Now inside the my_projects folder, it's the root workspace directory and I can navigate to the following folders/files:

my_projects/
        > DBHelper
            > dbhelper.py
            > config.ini
        > PortfolioManagement
        > Learning

Now when I run dbhelper.py, I tried the following test:

import os
print(os.getcwd())

I get the following:

my_projects

But I'm expecting

my_projects/DBHelper/

How do I get Code Runner in VS Code to recognize that the file that I'm currently in, which in this case dbhelper.py is in the current working directory?

The reason I ask is because I created a Database class using postgres and whenever I use dbhelper in different folders, it's not recognizing the config.ini file I have in that directory.

Answer 1

I figured it out. In my VS Code settings, I added these settings:

{
    "python.pythonPath": "/Users/anaconda/bin/python",
    "code-runner.executorMap": 
    { 
        "python": "$pythonPath -u $fullFileName" 
    },
    "python.linting.pylintEnabled": true,
    "python.linting.enabled": true,
    "python.terminal.executeInFileDir": true,
    "code-runner.fileDirectoryAsCwd": true
}

Answer 2

I went to the Code Runner settings from the Extensions listing from the VS Code GUI. I found a setting 'Code-runner: File Directory as CWD' and set that on. That fixed my issue, not sure if that was what the JSON above does.