Little trouble in open files using python in Mac os

Question

I have a CSV file in Documents , and I want to open it with python2. I run this

print os.getcwd() /Users/baicai

My file in /Users/baicai/Documents/blabla.csv

I run this get error

df= open('/Documents/blabla.csv')

IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/Documents/blala.csv'

or this

f=open('/User/baicai/Documents/blabla.csv')

IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/User/baicai/Documents/blabla.csv'

How to read? Thanks

obligatory "use a context manager" comment: preshing.com/20110920/the-python-with-statement-by-example — mgilson
– mgilson, Commented Mar 21, 2014 at 6:11

mgilson · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-21 06:08:08Z

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df = open('Documents/blabla.csv')  # remove leading /

With the leading /, the operating system thinks you want an absolute path as opposed to a relative path.

or

f=open('/Users/baicai/Documents/blabla.csv')  # Users, not User

This one was just a typo :-)

answered Mar 21, 2014 at 6:08

mgilson

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Ack! you beat me by 5 seconds. Well played, sir. Well played