How to Fix FileNotFoundError: No Such File or Directory

FileNotFoundError: No Such File or Directory error occurs when you are trying to access a file or folder that does not exist.

One of the reasons for the error is that there might be times when your files won’t exist in the current directory.

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How to fix this error?

To fix the error, check that you are referring to the right file or folder in your program.

try:
  with open("app.txt", "r") as file:
  contents = file.read()

except FileNotFoundError:
  print("File not found.")

In this code example, if the file “app.txt” is not found, the exception FileNotFoundError will be raised, and the “File not found.” error will be printed.

Alternate way

You can also use the “os.listdir()” method to check all the files in the directory. 

Ensure you’re in the directory you think you’re in with “os.getcwd()” (if you launch your code from an IDE, you may be in a different directory).

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