How to write python script which opens last working directory in nautilus (when we launch nautilus)?

Question

Elementary OS's file manager opens the last working directory whenever we launch that file manager.

How can I write a script for Nautilus which will work same as given example above?

Answer 1

Nautilus does not keep trace of the last opened folder
But, it keeps trace of recent open files. See Recent section in Nautilus

The following 'Ask' gives a good answer : close Nautilus while saving Tabs state
A bit tricky but works: How can I make Nautilus file manager remember my open tabs?

This script opens Nautilus on the folder of the last opened file
This can be called by a custom launcher nautilus-last-file.desktop

#!/bin/bash
LastFolder=$(grep -m1 'bookmark href' '~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel' | cut -f2 -d"\"" | cut -c 8-)
LastFolder=$(printf '%b' "${LastFolder//%/\\x}")
LastFolder=$(dirname "$LastFolder")
/usr/bin/nautilus "$LastFolder"