PyCharm Help

[benevolentbagelbites]

I started to learn how to open files up in PyCharm; however, the file will 'open' using open(), but then nothing else in the program will execute. Not a 'for loop' or even a print('hey'). Does anyone know why? I'm trying to get through a homework exercise, but I am getting hung up on this problem. Thanks for your help!

INPUT:

fname = input("/Users/Earth/Downloads/textfile.txt")
fh = open(fname)

print('hey')

OUTPUT:

/Users/Earth/Downloads/textfile.txt

[snippsat]

input() is for user input and you have to read() the file object
Example:

fname = input('Name of file to open: ')
file_obj = open(fname)
print(file_obj.read())
file_obj.close()

Output:
E:\div_code\new
λ python f_test.py
Name of file to open: textfile.txt
hello world

An ideally you want to use with open() then file object close automatically.

fname = input('Name of file to open: ')
with open(fname) as file_obj:
    print(f'Name of file : {file_obj.name}\nContent of file: {file_obj.read()}')

Output:
E:\div_code\new
λ python f_test.py
Name of file to open: textfile.txt
Name of file : textfile.txt
Content of file: hello world

As i do this test textfile.txt is in same folder as f_test.py,then avoid to give path to file.

[benevolentbagelbites]

Thank you snippsat! I put the text file in the same folder as my .py and it worked! How do I make my program find the file if it is not in the same folder as my .py? Or is that too advanced for beginner python?

[snippsat]

Just give path path to file and it should work.

fname = '/Users/Earth/Downloads/textfile.txt'
with open(fname) as file_obj:
    print(file_obj.read())

So if code over work,the same for input() just that now user have to type in path to file.

fname = input('Name of file to open: ')
with open(fname) as file_obj:
    print(file_obj.read())

If you use Windows most also have path to drive.
Code example over without drive path only work on Linux

fname = 'C:/Users/Earth/Downloads/textfile.txt'

[benevolentbagelbites]

Thank you snippsat! You've been very helpful.