Re: A switch somewhere, or bug? CORRECTION

Chris Angelico via Python-list <[email protected]> Sat, 6 Dec 2025 18:25:25 +1100

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On Sat, 6 Dec 2025 at 18:22, Michael Torrie <[email protected]> wrote:
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> On Sat, Dec 6, 2025, 00:04 Chris Angelico <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> On Sat, 6 Dec 2025 at 15:52, Michael Torrie via Python-list
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> > On 12/5/25 6:36 PM, Chris Angelico via Python-list wrote:
>> > > On Sat, 6 Dec 2025 at 12:33, Michael Torrie via Python-list
>> > > <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > >> Starter = open("HLYlog.txt","w");
>> > >> filepath = Starter.name
>> > >
>> > > Isn't that just...
>> > >
>> > > filepath = "HLYlog.txt"
>> >
>> > yup.  But did you miss the os.path.abspath() bit?
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>> I didn't, and that part IS useful and relevant, but the opening of the
>> file just adds potential failure points without really adding
>> anything.
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> On the contrary it gives him a file to look for to prove what was happening.

Fair enough. IMO the previously-given advice to run the script from a
shell is going to be more useful, but that works too I guess.

ChrisA