Python在Mac上尝试打印文件列表目录时没有此类文件或目录错误

Question

I am using Udacity trying to learn to code. We are on a lesson that is showing us to locate and rename files. I am currently trying to get the window to print the list of files in the folder by following the file path using this code:

import os

def rename_files():
    # (1) get file names from a folder
    list_files = os.listdir("Macintosh HD⁩ ▸ ⁨Users⁩ ▸ ⁨minstrelking⁩ ▸ ⁨Downloads⁩ ▸ ⁨prank⁩⁩")
    print (list_files)

rename_files()

I have tried many variations of this such as removing "Macintosh HD" or altering it to "Macintosh_HD". I tried removing folders from the end of the path one by one, and double-checked my spelling constantly. I tried replacing the small arrows ("▸") with forward slashes, then back slashes, and even a recommended combination of the two. I tried adding:

os.path.expanduser 

As recommended on other forums concerning this issue. However, I am getting this error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/minstrelking/Documents/rename_file.py", line 7, in <module>
rename_files()
File "/Users/minstrelking/Documents/rename_file.py", line 4, in rename_files
print os.listdir("Macintosh HD⁩ ▸ ⁨Users⁩ ▸ ⁨minstrelking⁩ ▸ ⁨Downloads⁩ ▸ ⁨prank⁩⁩")
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'Macintosh HD\xe2\x81\xa9 \xe2\x96\xb8 \xe2\x81\xa8Users\xe2\x81\xa9 \xe2\x96\xb8 \xe2\x81\xa8minstrelking\xe2\x81\xa9 \xe2\x96\xb8 \xe2\x81\xa8Downloads\xe2\x81\xa9 \xe2\x96\xb8 \xe2\x81\xa8prank\xe2\x81\xa9\xe2\x81\xa9'

I copied and pasted that file path directly from the "GET INFO" box that pops up when you right click the file. That folder "prank" has 30 image files, whose file names should be printing to the terminal. Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?

Answer 1

As you can see in the error trace, this is the actual directory Python is trying to find:

'Macintosh HD\xe2\x81\xa9 \xe2\x96\xb8 \xe2\x81\xa8Users\xe2\x81\xa9 \xe2\x96\xb8 \xe2\x81\xa8minstrelking\xe2\x81\xa9 \xe2\x96\xb8 \xe2\x81\xa8Downloads\xe2\x81\xa9 \xe2\x96\xb8 \xe2\x81\xa8prank\xe2\x81\xa9\xe2\x81\xa9'

which obviously is not a valid file directory.

Instead of copy+pasting the file path directly from the "GET INFO" box, use Terminal to go into the directory you want to search. Then type pwd . Use what that command prints out.

You claim you tried using slashes, but I'm almost certain you mistyped something somewhere, so the safest option will be using the output of pwd .