Builtin __file__ does not work in Interactive Console

• VS Code version: 1.33.1
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• OS and version: Windows 10
• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.6.1
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The builtin file variable is not defined in the python interactive window. The following code will not run in the interactive window, but it will run when executed in the terminal:

import os
dir_ = os.path.dirname(__file__)

I get a NameError where ‘file’ is not defined.

[rchiodo]

That code does work if you use %run and the name of a file. It doesn’t work from a cell though.

I think we could fix this though by setting the __file__ variable before running a cell. At least if we have a file we’re running it from.

[IanMatthewHuff]

Validated. Added two files with the same code in different folders. Ran both files in the built in terminal and ran both files in the interactive window.