Powershell not finding a file with a .py extension

Question

I am using Zed Shaw's "Learn Python the Hard Way" and have gotten Python to work. I made a file and saved it as ex1.py. I type the command

python ex1.py

This does not recognize the file like it should and instead gives me this

can't open file 'ex1.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

I have checked and double-checked it. There is definitely a ex1.py file saved in my Local Disk (C:). None of the common errors on his tutorial include mine. Any tips?

Double-check your current working directory, and the directory in which your source code is saved. — TigerhawkT3, May 27 '15 at 23:57
What happens if you do `dir ex1.py` ? If you get an error, you are in the wrong directory. — dan-gph, May 28 '15 at 01:13
Along with tiger you could check `Get-Location` to see if it is C: — Matt, May 28 '15 at 03:46

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 28 '15 at 00:03

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You need to explicitly indicate that the file is in the current working directory.

Try this:

python ./ex1.py

answered May 28 '15 at 00:03

David

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 28 '15 at 20:18

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I got it to work finally, I had it in a folder under the path

C:\Users\MyUser\PythonTest\ex1.py

This was wrong, however when I made it

C:\Users\MyUser\ex1.py

It worked, thanks for all the help!

answered May 28 '15 at 20:18

Josh Miller

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Powershell not finding a file with a .py extension

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