working directory python

import os

path = os.getcwd()

print(path)
# /Users/mbp/Documents/my-project/python-snippets/notebook

print(type(path))
# <class 'str'>

import os
cwd = os.getcwd()

# If by "current working directory" you mean 
# the directory in which is saved the script in execution, then:
import os
cwd = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
print(cwd)