Meital Amitai wrote:
Hi everyone,
I am not sure how to open a file in my computer in idle.
For my python class the homework states to write a function that
accepts the name of a file and returns a tuple containing the number
of lines, words and characters in the file. My problem is how do I get
idle to first accept the name of a file. I created a file in text edit
program saved with a .doc extension, saved on my desktop. However the
only way I have learned to open a file in my class is to write
something like:
f = open('inputfile','r')
line = f.readline()
but when i type exactly that into my idle i get the following error
message: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#12>", line 1, in <module>
f = open('inputfile','r')
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'inputfile'
and when i ask it to open the actual file i created in my text edit
program: file1.doc
f = open('file1.doc','r')
I get the same message.
I am not sure how to tell it to go to desktop folder in my computer
where i saved that file. Am I missing something, and completely not
getting the point?
'file1.doc' is a relative path. It looks in the current directory.
Obviously that file is not in the current directory. So you must provide
the complete path.
That is no longer a Python issue!
The path to the desktop depends on OS and username!
I suggest you put the file in a different directory; one that you can
easily specify.
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Bob Gailer
Chapel Hill NC
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