Bounty: 300
I have a Python script that needs some data that’s stored in a file that will always be in the same location as the script. I came up with this method to get it. This script isn’t part of a module. It’s all one file. Is this the correct way?
def fetch_wordlist():
wordlist = 'wordlist.txt'
try:
import importlib.resources as res
return res.read_binary(__file__, wordlist)
except ImportError:
pass
try:
import pkg_resources as resources
req = resources.Requirement.parse('makepw')
wordlist = resources.resource_filename(req, wordlist)
except ImportError:
import os.path
wordlist = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), wordlist)
with open(wordlist, 'rb') as f:
return f.read()
This seems ridiculously complex. Also, it seems to rely on the package management system in ways I’m uncomfortable with. The script no longer works unless it’s been pip-installed, and that also doesn’t seem desirable.