File exists but Colab says no such file found

Question

I mounted the files from google drive correctly with the following code.

from google.colab import drive drive.mount('/content/gdrive') base_path = "/content/gdrive/MyDrive/Colab\ Notebooks/data" CAPUCHIN_FILE = os.path.join(base_path, 'Parsed_Capuchinbird_Clips', 'XC3776-3.wav') print(CAPUCHIN_FILE) # prints /content/gdrive/MyDrive/Colab\ Notebooks/data/Parsed_Capuchinbird_Clips/XC3776-3.wav

My ls command proves that the file exists.

However, when trying to open it with Tensorflow-io, Colab notebook thinks it is not there.

What is happening here?

I have tried kernel restart and forced unmount. Still doesn't work.

fix your backslash..

Aladin
– Aladin

2022-05-13 13:14:10 +00:00
Commented May 13, 2022 at 13:14 — Aladin
– Aladin, Commented May 13, 2022 at 13:14

thariqfahry · Accepted Answer · 2022-05-13 13:12:10Z

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You have a backslash in your base_path. The ls command and Python's string handling might escape that backslash differently.

base_path = "/content/gdrive/MyDrive/Colab Notebooks/data"

edited May 13, 2022 at 13:12

answered May 13, 2022 at 13:04

thariqfahry

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Leonard Over a year ago

Oh I see. I never thought string handling would be different for each language framework etc. Thank for pointing it out.

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