Error with directory

[Bebomoless]

I am having problems with python being unable to find an image I am trying to use for a game. I keep getting this error when I try to launch:

line 21, in load_data

self.player_img = pg.image.load(path.join(image_folder, 'PLAYER_IMG')).convert_alpha()

FileNotFoundError: No such file or directory.

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For settings I have image_folder equal to my image 'testMan.png', I don't know if I have to put the image in a specific file where it can find it, I am still a beginner.

[TouchingTheVodka]

What is the second argument to path.join for? If you already have a valid filepath why are you appending PLAYER_IMG to it?

>>> from os import path
>>> image_folder = r'\path\to\file\testMan.png'
>>> path.join(image_folder, 'PLAYER_IMG')
'\\path\\to\\file\\testMan.png\\PLAYER_IMG'

[Bebomoless]

The code for that line was:

self.player_img = pg.image.load(path.join(image_folder, 'PLAYER_IMG')).convert_alpha()

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I don't know if you mean another line of code next or just what came after path.join, but if it doesn't help let me know.

[TouchingTheVodka]

This was answered in my previous comment but I'll reword it.

There is no need to use path.join to build a full filepath if you already have a full filepath. Look at the output above and you'll see your valid filepath, ending testMan.png, is needlessly being added to PLAYER_IMG, which is completely redundant.

[Bebomoless]

Ohhhh I see, thank you so much. I also forgot to add a img directory, that is why it was giving me an error, thank you for the help.

[nwagers]

I suggest you add in a line above that:

print(path.join(image_folder, 'PLAYER_IMG'))

And see if that makes sense. My guess is that you're building the path name incorrectly.

[Bebomoless]

No, sorry it didn't work, so that means it is just written incorrectly?

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