VS Code debugger cannot find the file, but file exists

Question

I'm using VS Code for Python (anaconda package and OpenCV).

I'm debugging the program (pressing F5) and I'm getting the error below.

code I'm getting the error with

import cv2 as cv
import os
import numpy as np

pathsyn = os.path.realpath("synset_words.txt")

print("path", pathsyn)

syn = open(pathsyn,"r").read().strip().split("\n")

syncls = [r[r.find(" ") +1:] for r in syn]

vid = cv.VideoCapture(0)

net = cv.dnn.readNetFromCaffe("Classifiers/model/bvlc_googlenet.prototxt","Classifiers/model/bvlc_googlenet.caffemodel")

though the both synset_words.txt,AI02.py files are in the same directory

both are in the same directory

if I modify the code to

pathsyn = os.path.realpath("OpenCV/synset_words.txt")

then it works.

import cv2 as cv
import os
import numpy as np

pathsyn = os.path.realpath("OpenCV/synset_words.txt")

print("path", pathsyn)

syn = open(pathsyn,"r").read().strip().split("\n")

syncls = [r[r.find(" ") +1:] for r in syn]

vid = cv.VideoCapture(0)

net = cv.dnn.readNetFromCaffe("OpenCV/Classifiers/model/bvlc_googlenet.prototxt","OpenCV/Classifiers/model/bvlc_googlenet.caffemodel")

Directories; .vscode is outside of the OpenCV folder

this is because .vscode the folder is in the previous directory and my AI02.py and synset_words.txt is in OpenCV folder.

Directory where VS Code is finding the file (where the .vscode folder also):

C:\Users\user\Documents\Python Scripts

but the file is in (where vs code should direct debugger like terminal):

C:\Users\user\Documents\Python Scripts\OpenCV

Could you post your codes directly instead of the screenshot? It is hard to review them on the screenshot. — Gen Wan, Nov 13 '19 at 20:28
@GenWan changes have been made for easier understanding. pls see the question again. thank you. — Haseeb Ayub, Nov 14 '19 at 09:59
Could you please print `os.getcwd()` and post the result here? — Hamza Hathoute, Nov 14 '19 at 10:08
@HamzaHathoute `current path os.getcwd(): c:\Users\user\Documents\Python Scripts` and the path should be `c:\Users\user\Documents\Python Scripts\OpenCV`. Hope it helps. — Haseeb Ayub, Nov 14 '19 at 11:41
Try setting the current working directory to the one you need using `os.chdir(path)` before `pathsyn = ...` — Hamza Hathoute, Nov 14 '19 at 12:13
@HamzaHathoute that may work, but this would be a temporary solution. I want to set VS Code debugger to `c:\Users\user\Documents\Python Scripts\OpenCV` as my default directory instead of `c:\Users\user\Documents\Python Scripts` — Haseeb Ayub, Nov 14 '19 at 13:05

score 7 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 31 '20 at 22:11

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In the launch.config change the CWD to the folder OR just use the command mentioned below:

{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            ....,
            "cwd" : "${workspaceFolder}/${relativeFileDirname}"
        }
    ]
}

edited Dec 31 '20 at 22:11

J. M. Arnold

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answered Dec 31 '20 at 18:31

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Not working for me, still showing could not find file – Mihir Mehta Nov 30 '22 at 17:01

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

Try setting the current working directory to the one you need using os.chdir(path) before pathsyn = ... – Hamza Hathoute 4 hours ago

@HamzaHathoute that may work, but this would be a temporary solution. I want to set VS Code debugger to c:\Users\user\Documents\Python Scripts\OpenCV as my default directory instead of c:\Users\user\Documents\Python Scripts – Haseeb Ayub 3 hours ago

Did you try stackoverflow.com/q/38623138/9406615 ? – Hamza Hathoute 3 hours ago

Adding "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/opencv" to my launch.json of VS Code solved the problem.

I would like say THANK YOU to @Hamza Hathoute for the solution. THANK YOU @Andy K and @jonrsharpe for suggesting edits.

VS Code debugger cannot find the file, but file exists

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