CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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Reputation: 14982

python os.path.exists returns false

I am officially lost.. I have a trivial piece of python which checks whether a file exists. The path is stored in a dictionary.

When I execute next line of code, it returns false:

if not os.path.exists(self.parameters['icm_profile']):
    raise FileDoesNotExistError(PreprocessingErrors.FileNotPresent, "icm profile {} not found".format(self.parameters['icm_profile']))

When I copy THE EXACT STRING and execute the next line, it returns true:

if not os.path.exists("S:\\IAI\\Data\\Recipes\\BGD\\Inkjet\\LPI\\CMY_360x720dpi_2dpd_profilev6.icm"):
    print("aap")

Thus, then the path does exist.

There is no difference I can think of... What in gods name am I doing wrong?

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Upvotes: 0

Views: 1620

Answers (1)

Sven Harris
Sven Harris

Reputation: 2939

Looks to me like you've got an extra pair of quotes in there which could be causing you hassle. Try:

self.parameters['icm_profile'][1:-1]

Another approach mentioned by DeepSpace is to use

self.parameters['icm_profile'].strip('"')

Or if you're really paranoid

self.parameters['icm_profile'].strip('"').strip("'")

Upvotes: 1

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