Question

I’ve been trying to create a python script that edits a file, but if the file is not already there, it has an error like this:

    Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "openorcreatfile.py", line 56, in <module>
        fileHandle = (pathToFile, 'w')
        IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/me/The_File.txt'

It works fine if the file exists. I’ve also tried this:

    fileHandle = (pathToFile, 'w+')

But it comes up with the same error. Do I need to explicitly check if the file is there? If so, how do I create the file?

EDIT: Sorry, I realized the folder was missing. I’m an idiot.

Answer 1

The error says “No such file or directory.”

Since you’re trying to create a file, that must not be what’s missing. So you need to create the /home/me/ directory.

See os.makedirs.