Problem creating an archive

[trojantrojan]

Hi everyone, first of all, sorry if my english is quite poor.

I'm new into programming and python, and today, I found my first newbie problem that I can't solve, even after I googled it a lot.


I'm trying to create a text file that doesn´t exist in the working directory, with this:

file = open('file.txt', 'w')

Or with this one:

file = open('file.txt', 'w+')

In every case I get the same error:
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'file.txt'


I understood that, if I use that code, the program will open the file, and if it doesn't exists, it will create it.
I've tried a lot of things, like reinstalling VS Code, Python, checked the paths, checked the directory permissions, but nothing works, and I can't find the solution.

Thank you in advance!

[bowlofred]

Is that the only line in your program, or is there more?

Can you try creating a program with just that one single line and reproduce it? What OS are you running this on? Windows?

[mwd1993]

You should post your full code. Is the directory valid? Try using an absolute link? Is this a .py file or a py2exe file?

[trojantrojan]

You should post your full code. Is the directory valid? Try using an absolute link? Is this a .py file or a py2exe file?

I'm using VS Code on Windows.
The proyect is in .py
I've created a folder named "Proyects" in my documents.
I'm working inside that folder, and when I check the current directory, it is the same one.

The tutorial I am watching, use this:

def app():

    file = open('file.txt', 'w')

app()

After that, the guy explains that "file.txt" was created because it didn't exists, and it is now on the activity bar together with the .py files. I tried some things about absolute path I read in other forums, but I really don't know if that's the problem, or how to do it correctly