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Script is in directory /home/user/test/my_script.py

import os

# Outcome depends on how the script is executed 
# Results can be my_script, ./my_script, /home/user/test/my_script.py
currentFile = __file__

# full path of the script (/home/user/test/my_script.py)
realPath = os.path.realpath(currentFile)

# get directory of the script
dirPath = os.path.dirname(realPath)
os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))

# get folder name where the script is in
dirName = os.path.basename(dirPath)