Python Cannot Find File Specified-CodePudding

I am trying to rename a file, but python cannot find the file specified.

I have a file located here:

C:\Users\my_username\Desktop\selenium_downloads\close_of_day_reports\close-of-day-2022-04-24-2022-04-23.pdf

I am trying to rename the file to test.pdf

Here is the code I am using:

import os

os.rename(
     src = "C:\\Users\\my_username\\Desktop\\selenium_downloads\\close_of_day_reports\\close-of-day-2022-04-24-2022-04-23.pdf",
     dst = "C:\\Users\\my_username\\Desktop\\selenium_downloads\\close_of_day_reports\\test.pdf"

)

The error message I am getting is:

FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified: 'C:\\Users\\my_username\\Desktop\\selenium_downloads\\close_of_day_reports\\close-of-day-2022-04-24-2022-04-23.pdf' -> 

'C:\\Users\\my_username\\Desktop\\selenium_downloads\\close_of_day_reports\\test.pdf'

What am I doing wrong?

Edit #1:

The original file was not deleted, it still exists.
It's really strange, when I run it the first time, the file does not get renamed, but when I run it again, it does.
Weird, for some reason it works in Python Shell, but not my Python file.

Edit #2:

I am using Selenium to download the file. When I comment the part of my code out that downloads the file from Selenium, my os.rename code works fine. Weird.

CodePudding user response：

Based off the error, I think you are still leaving one the original name or not changing the right one.

import os

os.rename(
     src = "C:\\Users\\my_username\\Desktop\\selenium_downloads\\close_of_day_reports\\test.pdf",
     dst = "C:\\Users\\my_username\\Desktop\\selenium_downloads\\close_of_day_reports\\close-of-day-2022-04-24-2022-04-23.pdf"

)

CodePudding user response：

I'm pretty sure you ran the code once, renamed the file, and now it won't run again because you already renamed it.

CodePudding user response：

Careful reading is your friend. Computers don't know or care what you meant:

FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified: 'C:\Users\my_usernamer\Desktop\selenium_downloads\close_of_day_reports\close-of-day-2022-04-24-2022-04-23.pdf'

See the stray r in the path?