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Problem creating an archive - trojantrojan - May-10-2020
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!
RE: Problem creating an archive - bowlofred - May-10-2020
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?
RE: Problem creating an archive - mwd1993 - May-10-2020
You should post your full code. Is the directory valid? Try using an absolute link? Is this a .py file or a py2exe file?
RE: Problem creating an archive - trojantrojan - May-10-2020
(May-10-2020, 01:16 AM)mwd1993 Wrote: 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