[Python] How to get filename of the __main__ module in Python?

Suppose I have two modules:

a.py:

import b
print __name__, __file__


b.py:

print __name__, __file__


I run the "a.py" file. This prints:

b C:\path\to\code\b.py
__main__ C:\path\to\code\a.py


Question: how do I obtain the path to the __main__ module ("a.py" in this case) from within the "b.py" library?

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