pandas.read_csv FileNotFoundError: File b'\xe2\x80\xaa' despite correct path

Question

I\'m trying to load a .csv file using the pd.read_csv() function when I get an error despite the file path being correct and using raw strings.

Answer 1

$10 says your file path is correct with respect to the location of the .py file, but incorrect with respect to the location from which you call python

For example, let's say script.py is located in ~/script/, and file.csv is located in ~/. Let's say script.py contains

import pandas
df = pandas.read_csv('../file.csv') # correct path from ~/script/ where script.py resides

If from ~/ you run python script/script.py, you will get the FileNotFound error. However, if from ~/script/ you run python script.py, it will work.