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I am trying to open a file with python like this:

m = open("e.txt", 'r')

The text file I'm trying to open is in the same directory as my python file is. However I'm getting an error message.

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

I've also tried using:

import os
cwd = os.getcwd() # cwd: current working directory
path = os.path.join(cwd, "e.txt")

The error message looks a little different this time:

FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'C:\\Users\\user\\e.txt'

I hope someone can help me with this issue. Thanks in advance.

gamer_294
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  • hello @gamer_294 , I think you need to change it like tihs `m = open("e.txt", 'r')` – Ice Bear Jan 04 '21 at 11:06
  • The file needs to be in the directory **from where you call the script**, not the directory where the script exists. – Djib2011 Jan 04 '21 at 11:07
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    @IceBear yes I'm sorry it is like that I will edit my question. – gamer_294 Jan 04 '21 at 11:07
  • Sorry, I don't see your issue. Either you have the file present, in which case you won't get an exception, or the file is not present in which case you *will* get the exception. Either way, in general, you need to handle both cases. – quamrana Jan 04 '21 at 11:07
  • @gamer_294 , may I ask if you really do have a `"e.txt"` on your directory? cause if not I think you need to have it when you run your program cause with the second param `'r'` says `read`. Thanks! – Ice Bear Jan 04 '21 at 11:09
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    @Djib2011 Thank you, that helped. But please avoid answering questions in comments and write an answer instead. – gamer_294 Jan 04 '21 at 11:13
  • @IceBear I am 100% sure the file exists. – gamer_294 Jan 04 '21 at 11:14
  • @gamer_294 I like your comment :) – Ice Bear Jan 04 '21 at 11:59
  • @gamer_294 I'm glad it helped, I wasn't sure if that would answer your question or you might have another issue, so I refrained from making an answer. – Djib2011 Jan 04 '21 at 13:58

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The could be in a folder, if this is the case then the full name has to be written. Such as:

m = open("E://folder/e.txt","r")
print(m.read())

It is important to write the EXACT directory of the file.

mullena
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  • I used a relative pathname and after the failed attempt I tried using the absolute one with `os.path.join`. – gamer_294 Jan 05 '21 at 03:19
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The code is perfectly correct. Check the type of file whether it is .txt or some other file. If everything is correct you should check the location you gave

Varsha Ramamurthy
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