> I am trying to run (on an XP box) a simple open file using this: > f = open(r'C:\Test.txt', 'r')
> IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'C:\Test.txt' > I know for sure that the file is there > Furthermore, how does Python assumes the search path? There is no search, you have specified exactly where to look so Python will look there and nowhere else. But it may not be able to open the file if it belongs to someone else who has denied access. Have you checked the security settings on C:\Test.txt? Thats the only other thing that I can think of if you are sure that a file called Test.txt exists in the root directory of the C drive. > How does it knows drive lettering, network mapping etc? Because you explicitly tell it. If you don;t specify the full path it will look in the current directory. You can find that with the os.getcwd() function. See my OS topic for more on how to test file status... http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/tutos.htm HTH, Alan G Author of the learn to program web tutor http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
