Python · Exceptions

FileNotFoundError

Raised when a file or directory does not exist.

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Syntax

raise FileNotFoundError(path)

Example

Open in the lab

try:
    open("does-not-exist.txt")
except FileNotFoundError as error:
    print(type(error).__name__)

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