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Description
In favour:
- Some people write code that assumes it's launched from the directory where the script is.
- Debugging may be tricky, because a script that fails when launched from a shortcut might work when launched from the command prompt.
Against:
- Applications shouldn't assume what their working directory is on launch.
- Application developers can easily set the working directory in Python (
os.chdir(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]))switches to the folder containing the script)