How do I read a .txt file from a different directory in python?

Question

I am trying to read clients.txt from a different directory. I have a clients.txt saved on a desktop folder called "flaskpractice" and the path is (C:\\Desktop\\flaskpractice), how can I read that file that is located in a different path?

from flask import Flask, jsonify
import json

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route("/")
def index():
    with open('clients.txt') as json_file:
            data = json.load(json_file)

    return jsonify(data)

Answer 1

You can simply give the absolute file path.

with open('C:/users/user/desktop/flaskpractice/clients.txt') as json_file:

The above code is just an example you have to replace the file path with the real absolute file path on your computer.