lifesim changes current working directory upon import

[thomabir]

I'm using LIFEsim commit da999aa93ff6dace0835a50783962e8ee23bf6de

When importing LIFEsim, the current working directory is changed. This breaks all relative paths used after importing LIFEsim, and makes plotting and saving data etc. more difficult.

import os
print('Current working directory: ', os.getcwd())
import lifesim
print('Current working directory: ', os.getcwd())

Current working directory:  /Users/thomabir/polybox/nice/publications/2025_nice-paper-i/01_derive-requirements
Current working directory:  /Users/thomabir/polybox/nice/publications/2025_nice-paper-i/01_derive-requirements/LIFEsim/lifesim/gui

Temporary workaround: Save cfd before importing lifesim, and reset it manually after the import:

import os
cwd = os.getcwd()
print('Current working directory: ', cwd)
import lifesim
os.chdir(cwd)
print('Current working directory: ', os.getcwd())

Current working directory:  /Users/thomabir/polybox/nice/publications/2025_nice-paper-i/01_derive-requirements
Current working directory:  /Users/thomabir/polybox/nice/publications/2025_nice-paper-i/01_derive-requirements/LIFEsim/lifesim/gui