import os  # Import the 'os' module, which provides functions for interacting with the operating system

current_directory = os.getcwd()

# Define a variable 'data_directory' to store the path to the directory where data will be stored.
# In this case, it's being set to the same path as 'current_directory', meaning the data will be stored in the same location as the current working directory
data_directory = current_directory