Default path for files

[Rotwang]

Hi all, can anybody tell me whether there's a way to change the default 
location for files to be opened by open()? I'd like to be able to create 
files somewhere other than my Python folder without having to write the 
full path in the filename every time. Sorry if this is a stupid 
question, I don't know much about programming.
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