Python: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'lines.txt'

Question

I have the python tool on Visual Studio 2010. I tried to open a text file, which is in the same folder with the .py file, but I am having

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'lines.txt'

Here is the line:

fh = open('lines.txt')

please help.

Are you sure you are spelling it correctly and that the extension is `.txt`? — sshashank124, May 02 '14 at 04:05
yes. It is running when I use the python shell, but not in visual studio. — eLg, May 02 '14 at 04:08
How are you running your python script. By navigating to the directory and doing `python script.py` or by doing `python C:\folder\folder\script.py` — sshashank124, May 02 '14 at 04:09

James.Chao · Answer 1 · 2016-07-30T04:22:41.033

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You should add folder's address to the code just like this.

f = open("E:\\python\\201607final\\names.txt","r")

edited Jul 30 '16 at 04:22

answered Jul 30 '16 at 03:56

James.Chao

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 02 '14 at 04:13

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There is your problem, if you're going to run the script as C:\folder\folder\script.py, then your code will try to look for input.txt in C:. You should first navigate to the folder and then run the script simply as script.py or python script.py.

answered May 02 '14 at 04:13

sshashank124

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Python: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'lines.txt'

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