Python saving file to Wrong path

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My intention for the code bellow is to save a file inside a folder. But the file is beeing saved on the folder before the correct one.

How can i modify it so it saves the file to correct folder?

    #Make Selenium check the chatroom name
    chatroom = driver.find_element_by_class_name('_19vo_').text

    #Create a variable of a folder path with chatroom name
    chat_path = 'D:\Drive\Outros\Python\data_save\chats\ ' + chatroom

    #Verify if folder already exists, if not, create it
    Path(chat_path).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)

    #Save a df.csv to the chatroom folder
    df.to_csv(chat_path +chatroom+' in'+ timestr +' .csv', index=None, header=True, encoding='utf-8-sig')

Why chat_path +chatroom in the to_csv call ? chat_path already ends with chatroom. — Frodon
– Frodon, Commented Feb 17, 2020 at 15:07
Oh, so are you missing a directory separator ? df.to_csv(chat_path + '/' +chatroom+' in'+ timestr +' .csv', index=None, header=True, encoding='utf-8-sig') — Frodon
– Frodon, Commented Feb 17, 2020 at 15:16
It worked. Thanks! If you want to send an formal answer i will be happy to accept it! — guialmachado
– guialmachado, Commented Feb 17, 2020 at 15:20
use .joinpath Path(chat_path).joinpath(f'chatroom in {timestr}.csv') — Umar.H
– Umar.H, Commented Feb 17, 2020 at 15:29

Frodon · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-18 10:03:17Z

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You are missing a directory separator:

df.to_csv(chat_path + '/' +chatroom+' in'+ timestr +' .csv', index=None, header=True, encoding='utf-8-sig')

The best practice is to use os.path.join:

import os
chat_filename = '%s in%s.csv' % (chatroom, timestr)
df.to_csv(os.path.join(chat_path, chat_filename), index=None, header=True, encoding='utf-8-sig')

edited Feb 18, 2020 at 10:03

answered Feb 17, 2020 at 15:28

Frodon

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Pankaj_Dwivedi · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-17 15:07:28Z

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Can you try using double \ in your path.

 chat_path = 'D:\\Drive\\Outros\\Python\\data_save\\chats\\ ' + chatroom

answered Feb 17, 2020 at 15:07

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guialmachado Over a year ago

Just tried, it did not save the file in to the folder

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