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Python import problem

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  • 28-12-2014 8:47pm
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    Scrappychimow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,040 ✭✭✭


    Hi, i have a csv file saved on my desktop and i want to print its contents.

    this is the error i get -
    [Errno 2] No such file or directory: dates.csv

    The problem is python cannot find the csv file?


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    TonyStark
    Registered Users Posts: 851 ✭✭✭TonyStark


    Scrappychimow wrote: »
    Hi, i have a csv file saved on my desktop and i want to print its contents.

    this is the error i get -
    [Errno 2] No such file or directory: dates.csv

    The problem is python cannot find the csv file?

    Where is the program located? On your desktop?


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    Scrappychimow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,040 ✭✭✭Scrappychimow


    TonyStark wrote: »
    Where is the program located? On your desktop?

    yes


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    Scrappychimow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,040 ✭✭✭Scrappychimow


    its fine solved it.


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    Evil Phil
    Registered Users Posts: 7,468 ✭✭✭Evil Phil


    For future reference, you won't get much help if you don't post your code.


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    TonyStark
    Registered Users Posts: 851 ✭✭✭TonyStark


    Be handy to tell us how you solved it as well. You don't need to be specific, but some sort of followup would be useful.


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    Scrappychimow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,040 ✭✭✭Scrappychimow


    I put the csv file in the same folder as i put the saved python program from the shell.


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    Colonel Panic
    Registered Users Posts: 2,015 ✭✭✭Colonel Panic


    Some helpful path functions in Python: https://docs.python.org/2/library/os.path.html
    If you want to specify the file from the command line: https://docs.python.org/2/howto/argparse.html


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    Splinter
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 3,331 ✭✭✭Splinter


    you can also specify the full path directly once you remember to escape the / in the file path.

    e.g.

    for file in os.listdir('c:\\users\\Splinter\\Desktop'):


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