How can I get the full path of the selected file from the file explorer with python

Question

I have tried in several ways and the only one that worked for me was through a modal that extends from ImportHelper, however I would like to do everything from the main panel.

enter code here

import bpy 
from bpy.props import StringProperty

class MainPanel(bpy.types.Panel):
    bl_idname = "Test"
    bl_label = "Test File"
    bl_space_type = "VIEW_3D"
    bl_region_type = "UI"
    bl_category = 'View'
 
    def draw(self, context):
        layout = self.layout
        scene = context.scene

layout.prop(scene, 'file_')
        
def showPath(self, context):
    print("filepath: ", bpy.context.scene.file_)# return only //x_bot.json 
    print("self.filepath", self.filepath)# return error

def register():
    bpy.utils.register_class(MainPanel)
    bpy.types.Scene.file_ = bpy.props.StringProperty(name= "File", subtype='FILE_PATH', update=showPath)

def unregister():
    bpy.utils.unregister_class(MainPanel)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    register()
```

brockmann · Accepted Answer

bpy.path.abspath()

Returns the absolute path relative to the current blend file using the “//” prefix.

TLDR; Just call bpy.path.abspath(your_path) to get the absolute path representation.

There is no reason to display the absolute path nor convert it because the user can set it to absolute or relative in the File Browser (N):

Also notice: there are several naming conventions like adding a separator to the name of your panel class or using lowercase names for functions and variables (PEP8):
import bpy

class CATEGORY_PT_CustomPanel(bpy.types.Panel):
    bl_idname = "OBJECT_PT_my_panel"
    bl_label = "My Panel"
    bl_space_type = "VIEW_3D"   
    bl_region_type = "UI"
    bl_category = "Tools"
    bl_context = "objectmode"

def draw(self, context):
        layout = self.layout
        scn = context.scene

col = layout.column(align=True)
        col.prop(scn, "my_path", text="")

# Print the absolute and relative path to the console
        print ("REL:", scn.my_path)
        print ("ABS:", bpy.path.abspath(scn.my_path))

def register():
    bpy.utils.register_class(CATEGORY_PT_CustomPanel)
    bpy.types.Scene.my_path = bpy.props.StringProperty(name="File", subtype='FILE_PATH')

def unregister():
    bpy.utils.unregister_class(CATEGORY_PT_CustomPanel)
    del bpy.types.Scene.my_path

if __name__ == "__main__":
    register()

How can I get the full path of the selected file from the file explorer with python

One Answer

`bpy.path.abspath()`

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