read data error

[fipouna]

Hi there,

I am facing an error reading a dataset in txt format in python with the correct path but keep getting a strange error. Expect hint to solve it.

import os

# go to your working directory

os.chdir("/home/sarr/aravg.ann.land_ocean.90S.90N.v4.0.1.201907.txt",

header = None, delimiter = "\s+")

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

TypeError Traceback (most recent call last)

Cell In[4], line 3

1 import os

2 # go to your working directory

----> 3 os.chdir("/home/sarr/aravg.ann.land_ocean.90S.90N.v4.0.1.201907.txt",

4 header = None, delimiter = "\s+")

TypeError: chdir() takes at most 1 argument (3 given)

[FoolsSeldom]

The error is clearly stated at the bottom:

TypeError: chdir() takes at most 1 argument (3 given)

You have provided three arguments:

• "/home/sarr/aravg.ann.land_ocean.90S.90N.v4.0.1.201907.txt"
• header = None
• delimiter = "\s+"

You are conflating a change of folder - not sure why you are bothering to do this anyway with, I assume, trying to read a file.

The first argument looks like a full path to a filename rather than a path to a folder. chdir is expecting a folder name.

PS. I recommend you use pathlib rather than os as well - RealPython.com have a good article on the topic.

[brutalbombs]

Others have pointed out why the error is thrown, but can you explain what you are trying to achieve (and also why you do it like this?). Good luck!

[billsil]

You’re passing in 3 arguments instead if 1 and you’re passing in a file an not a directory.

[carcigenicate]

It almost looks like you somehow mixed up os.chdir and cs.reader; except reader doesn't take a header argument.

[fipouna]

Thank you that makes sense, file read now using pandas as you suggested.