python can't find file on system

Question

I am trying to run a python script on a linux server and it needs to access a list on a text file - saved in the same location that I'm running the script.

This might be just a simple formatting issue but I've tried various ways and still no luck.

Here is the code in my python file:

list1 = session.target_list("C:\\root\\instapy-quickstart\\apples.txt")
session.follow_by_list(list1)

Getting the error:

No such file or directory: C:\root\instapy-quickstart\apples.txt

• avloss: path is wrong, on linux server it'll look something like /home/your_user/file.txt. Alternatively, you can specify file location relative to the place you're running your script from, like ./apples.txt
• Thierry Lathuille: You should always use raw string litterals when using backslashes: session.target_list(r"C:\root\instapy-quickstart\apples.txt") - note the r before the quote. Or just use forward slashes, even on Windows.

Answer 1

If the file is in the same location, why you don't use the name of the file without pathway? I mean:

list1 = session.target_list("apples.txt")

• Reihaneh Kouhi: @mattygee happy to hear that :).