os.getcwd() behavior on run-python vs elpy. elpy defaults to $HOME instead of directory of the file.

[vanangamudi]

Summary

os.getcwd() behavior on run-python vs elpy. elpy defaults to $HOME instead of directory of the file. How to make elpy to use the project root directory as the default working directory?

Steps to reproduce

import os
print(os.getcwd())

=C-c C-c= under Elpy
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Python 3.10.12 (main, Jun 11 2023, 05:26:28) [GCC 11.4.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

import os
... print(os.getcwd())

/home/vanangamudi

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=C-c C-c= under =M-x run-python=
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Python 3.10.12 (main, Jun 11 2023, 05:26:28) [GCC 11.4.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

import os
... print(os.getcwd())

/home/vanangamudi/home/projects/code/astraa/assetmgmt

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My configuration

OS

Linux kaikuttai 6.2.0-36-generic #37~22.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon Oct 9 15:34:04 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Result of (elpy-config)

Elpy Configuration

Emacs.............: 29.1
Elpy..............: 1.35.0
Virtualenv........: None
Interactive Python: python3 3.10.12 (/usr/bin/python3)
RPC virtualenv....: usr (/usr)
 Python...........: python 3.10.12 (/usr/bin/python)
 Jedi.............: 0.18.2 (0.19.1 available)
 Autopep8.........: 1.6.0 (2.0.4 available)
 Yapf.............: 0.32.0 (0.40.2 available)
 Black............: 21.12b0 (23.11.0 available)
Syntax checker....: Not found (flake8)

Elpy configuration in my init.el

  (use-package elpy
    :ensure t
    :defer t
    :init
    (advice-add 'python-mode :before 'elpy-enable)
    :config
    (setq elpy-rpc-virtualenv-path 'current))

  ;; Enable Flycheck
  (when (require 'flycheck nil t)
    (setq elpy-modules (delq 'elpy-module-flymake elpy-modules))
    (add-hook 'elpy-mode-hook 'flycheck-mode))

  ;; Enable autopep8
  ;; (require 'py-autopep8)
  ;; (add-hook 'elpy-mode-hook 'py-autopep8-enable-on-save)

  ;; https://elpy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/customization_tips.html#enable-full-font-locking-of-inputs-in-the-python-shell
  (advice-add 'elpy-shell--insert-and-font-lock
              :around (lambda (f string face &optional no-font-lock)
                        (if (not (eq face 'comint-highlight-input))
                            (funcall f string face no-font-lock)
                          (funcall f string face t)
                          (python-shell-font-lock-post-command-hook))))

  (advice-add 'comint-send-input
              :around (lambda (f &rest args)
                        (if (eq major-mode 'inferior-python-mode)
                            (cl-letf ((g (symbol-function 'add-text-properties))
                                      ((symbol-function 'add-text-properties)
                                       (lambda (start end properties &optional object)
                                         (unless (eq (nth 3 properties) 'comint-highlight-input)
                                           (funcall g start end properties object)))))
                              (apply f args))
                          (apply f args))))