Python: No such file or directory

Question

I am receiving an error message about No such file or directory for my python code. I save the file on my desktop computer. But I am receiving the error message

 #!/usr/bin/python
fh=open("C:/Users/****/Desktop/IP Data","r")
for line in fh.readlines():
        line = line.strip()
        words = line.split()
# increase counters
for word in words: 
            if len(words)>3:
                if "IP" in words[1]:
                    print '%s\t%s' % (words[2],1)

try making it a raw string as in `r"C:/Users/****/Desktop/IP Data"` — Bhargav Rao, Apr 05 '15 at 19:18
@BhargavRao, Are you talking about like this:fh=open("r C:/Users/****/Desktop/IP Data","r") — user2803053, Apr 05 '15 at 19:22
@BhargavRao, I am receiving the same error. I have my program in a Virtual Box that have windows 7. I install python 2.7 — user2803053, Apr 05 '15 at 19:31
Try this `r'C:\\Users\***\Desktop\IP Data'` Note the double back slash after `C:` — Bhargav Rao, Apr 05 '15 at 19:32
@BhargavRao, I have a new error: IOError: [Errno 22] invalid mode ('r') or filename: — user2803053, Apr 05 '15 at 19:35
@BhargavRao, I got it . I change it to:"C:\\Users\****\Desktop\IP Data",'r' — user2803053, Apr 05 '15 at 19:40

Saksham Varma · Answer 1 · 2015-04-05T21:12:26.897

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I think you need to use backslashes in windows. Try changing to C:\\Users\\***\\Desktop\\IP Data

edited Apr 05 '15 at 21:12

answered Apr 05 '15 at 19:19

Saksham Varma

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Vama, I am receiving the same error. I have my program in a Virtual Box that have windows 7. I install python 2.7 – user2803053 Apr 05 '15 at 19:26
If you're working in cmd.exe then yes, but if you're working in Python then you can use either. – ProfOak Apr 05 '15 at 19:54
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Backslashes are good, but they shall be escaped to end up in the string, shouldn't they? `"C:\\Users\\..."` – flaschbier Apr 05 '15 at 20:08
@flaschbier yes they should be escaped. Or the string could be declared raw. – Saksham Varma Apr 05 '15 at 20:49
@SakshamVarma it was just a hint that you might want to edit your answer ;) – flaschbier Apr 05 '15 at 21:02

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