How do I open a file in a Python program if the error I'm getting says the file doesn't exist? It exists in my fileexplorer

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How do I open a file in a Python program if the error I'm getting says the file doesn't exist? It exists in my fileexplorer.

Error message:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'Test.txt'

I tried to open a different file, which also didn't work. Do I need to transfer the file to another directory, or try a different line of code?

Try using an absolute pathname. You're probably using a relative path and your current working directory isn't where you thought it was — DarkKnight, Jul 04 '23 at 16:57
If you open a file like this `open("Test.txt")` then place it in directory where you run the script. Otherwise check your running directory and file location. — Andrey Ivanov, Jul 04 '23 at 16:58
Do the answers to this [question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61586037/how-to-open-file-located-in-same-folder-as-python-script) help at all? — quamrana, Jul 04 '23 at 16:58
Please provide enough code so others can better understand or reproduce the problem. — Community, Jul 05 '23 at 16:16

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 05 '23 at 07:12

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Try to put the address of the file as full pathname rather than relative!

C:\home\sally\statusReport

Above is the example of absolute path

answered Jul 05 '23 at 07:12

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