No such file or directory Python sys.argv

Asked Oct 21 '18 at 21:36

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I'm trying to learn sys.argv and taking arguments from the command line. But when I try to open my file, it says:

"IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'inputfile.txt'"

Here's my code:

import sys, re, 


file1 = open(sys.argv[1], "r")
file1 = file1.read()

print(file1)

Here's what I'm putting in terminal:

python /Users/vincentdang/Desktop/Assignment1/hey.py inputfile.txt

can anyone give me some tips?

edited Oct 21 '18 at 21:37

sacuL

asked Oct 21 '18 at 21:36

Vince

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In what directory is `inputfile.txt`? What is your current directory when you launch your program? Are they the same? – Thierry Lathuille Oct 21 '18 at 21:39
There's nothing wrong with the code. The file path just isn't right. – Aran-Fey Oct 21 '18 at 21:42
hi, the inputfile.txt is in the same folder as hey.py – Vince Oct 21 '18 at 21:43
Then use `/Users/vincentdang/Desktop/Assignment1/inputfile.txt`. – Aran-Fey Oct 21 '18 at 21:44
i did: Vincents-MBP:~ vincentdang$ /Users/vincentdang/Desktop/Assignment1/hey.py /Users/vincentdang/Desktop/Assignment1/inputfile.txt – Vince Oct 21 '18 at 21:48
and got permission denied? – Vince Oct 21 '18 at 21:48
You forgot to use `python` in that command... – Aran-Fey Oct 22 '18 at 08:40

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