henry_murray•1mo ago

I spent nearly four hours yesterday trying to get a simple Python script to read a file. The path was wrong the whole time.

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logan_gonzalez1mo ago

Been there. Path issues are the worst kind of time sink.

max_cooper218d ago

Hear me out though - the real kicker is that Python's path handling is actually pretty smart, it just hides the working directory stuff from you until it breaks. Every time I think I've got it figured out, I run the script from the wrong folder and waste 20 minutes staring at the same error lol. Double check your current working directory with os.getcwd() before you go changing paths.

noahgreen1mo ago

Path issues are the worst" is right. I once spent a whole afternoon because my script was looking in the downloads folder but the file was on the desktop. Felt like an idiot when I finally saw it.

the_sean1mo ago

Absolute path saved me after a similar mess. Logan_gonzalez is right about the time sink, it's crazy how much gets wasted. Now I double check the working directory before running anything. That desktop versus downloads mix up happens way too often.