Changing directory with os in python

Question

I'm trying to change the directory to the folder that contains the folder I'm in.

That is, I'm in /Users/ethanfuerst/Documents/Coding/mpgdata and I'm trying to go back to /Users/ethanfuerst/Documents/Coding and access a text file in the Coding folder.

When I run this code:

import os print(os.getcwd()) os.chdir('⁨Users/ethanfuerst/Documents/Coding')

I get this output and error

/Users/ethanfuerst/Documents/Coding/mpgdata --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FileNotFoundError Traceback (most recent call last) <ipython-input-19-6c6ee01785f6> in <module> 1 import os 2 print(os.getcwd()) ----> 3 os.chdir('⁨Users/ethanfuerst/Documents/Coding') FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '\u2068Users/ethanfuerst/Documents/Coding'

Does anyone know why this could be the case?

Edit: forgot to mention I am on a Mac

the_redcar · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-12 03:22:12Z

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Try using C:\ in front of Users. If that does not work, try using .. in the directory specification to go back one directory.

answered Sep 12, 2019 at 3:22

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Ethan Over a year ago

.. worked! I didn't know you could use that command with os to go back a directory. Thanks!

Ethan Over a year ago

I forgot to mention I'm on a mac. How can I go forward in to the mpgdata folder? Adding C:\ didn't work.

Ethan Over a year ago

I was able to do it with os.chdir("/Users/ethanfuerst/Documents/Coding/mpgdata")

Robinhoets · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-12 03:30:57Z

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Use double quotes os.chdir("⁨Users/ethanfuerst/Documents/Coding") instead of os.chdir('⁨Users/ethanfuerst/Documents/Coding')

answered Sep 12, 2019 at 3:30

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Robinhoets Over a year ago

Are you using Windows? The accepted answer uses windows C:\ but you have forward slash which would denote Mac or Linux - not windows

Ethan Over a year ago

I forgot to mention I'm on a mac. How can I get back in to the mpg directory after I .. out of it?

Robinhoets Over a year ago

A shortcut in the terminal to get back to the previous directory is "cd -"

Ethan Over a year ago

I was able to do it with os.chdir("/Users/ethanfuerst/Documents/Coding/mpgdata")

Robinhoets Over a year ago

I believe that is essentially what I wrote above.

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