python - os module and working directory

import os 
 
# curdir attribute lists the current directory 
# which is always '.' .... which means...right here 
print os.curdir 
 
#output: 
# . 
 
# to see what the path to the curdir 
print os.path.abspath(os.path.curdir) 
 
#output 
# C:\Documents and Settings\steve\My Documents\python 
 
# and then to see what files are in the curdir 
print os.listdir(os.curdir) 
#or 
print os.listdir(os.path.abspath(os.path.curdir)) 
 
# output for either listdir 
#['colormaker.py', 'createThumbnail.py', 'strFunctions.py', 'pycolor.py']