How can I change current working directory in Sublime Text 3?

Question

Whenever I open a script (Python or R), I want Sublime automatically changes the current working directory to the path of that file. Is it possible?

I added the setting "working_dir": "$file_path", to Sublime preferences but it doesn't help.

Answer 1

Ok, I solved the problem. Here is what I did:

1. Install Sublime Text 3 package PackageResourceViewer
2. Open Command Palette, search for PackageResourceViewer: Open Resource
3. Browse to Python resource then open Python.sublime-build
4. Remove the default line "shell_cmd": "python -u \"$file\"",

5. Add the following 2 lines:

   "cmd": ["python", "-u", "$file"],

   "working_dir": "$file_path",

6. Alternately, you can replace the above 2 lines by:

   "shell_cmd": "cd $file_path; python -u \"$file\""

Do the same thing for R or other build resources if you want Sublime Text 3 automatically change the current working directory in accordance with the active scripts' path.