Setting Current Dir in Python

[Tim Couper]

"Non-ASCII character '\xef' in file"

SandhirFileMonitor.py on line 356, 

This is reason for the failure .. you have a (probably accidentally placed) non-ascii (ie whose value is > 128) character on line 356, whose hex value is ef (decimal 259) . Solution: find that line and remove the character - or line.

Tim

Dr Tim Couper
CTO, SciVisum Ltd

www.scivisum.com



Sandipan Gangopadhyay wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> I have utility programs in Python that do clean up, image processing tasks
> on files in a folder. I just drop the program into the folder and run it.
>
> I have been double clicking on a Python program in my Windows XP Home to
> make it run . it sets the program's directory as the current directory when
> it runs.
>
> I have recently installed Python 2.5.1 and Pythonwin (without any errors) on
> Windows Vista Ultimate.
>
> Now, the programs run fine within Pythonwin IDE when current directory is
> set to the program's directory.
>
> But, when I double click them from Windows Explorer, the program is not run.
>
> If I run the following program:
>
> ============================================================================
> ===============
> # MODULE IMPORT
> try:
>     import time, os, Image, urllib, string, math, os.path, filecmp, shutil,
> sys
> except:
>     strInput = raw_input("Failed import. Hit enter key to continue.")
>     pass
>
> # FIGURE OUT CURR DIR
> try:
>     print "CURENT = %s" % os.listdir(".")
>     print "PARENT = %s" % os.listdir("..")
>     print "ABS PATH = %s" % os.path.abspath(".")
>     print "CURENT = %s" % os.listdir(os.curdir)
>     print "PARENT = %s" % os.listdir(os.pardir)
> except:
>     strInput = raw_input("Failed os module calls. Hit enter key to end.")
>     pass
>
> print
> strInput = raw_input("Hit enter key to end program")
>
> Through Pythonwin IDE without setting the directory (using Open, or Save
> As), I get:
>
> ============================================================================
> ===============
> CURENT = ['addins', 'AppPatch', 'assembly', 'atl80.dll',  . - snip - . ,
> 'winsxs', 'WMSysPr9.prx', 'xpsp1hfm.log', '_default.pif']
> PARENT = ['$Recycle.Bin', 'autoexec.bat', 'Boot', 'bootmgr', 'BOOTSECT.BAK',
> 'config.sys', 'Documents and Settings', . - snip - . , 'Program Files',
> 'ProgramData', 'Python25', . - snip - . , 'System Volume Information',
> 'temp', 'Users', 'Windows']
> ABS PATH = C:\Windows
> CURENT = ['addins', 'AppPatch', 'assembly', 'atl80.dll', . - snip - ., ,
> 'winsxs', 'WMSysPr9.prx', 'xpsp1hfm.log', '_default.pif']
> PARENT = ['$Recycle.Bin', 'autoexec.bat', 'Boot', 'bootmgr', 'BOOTSECT.BAK',
> 'config.sys', 'Documents and Settings', . - snip - . , 'Program Files',
> 'ProgramData', 'Python25', . - snip - . , 'System Volume Information',
> 'temp', 'Users', 'Windows']
>
> If I run it using double click on the program through Windows Explorer, I
> get:
>
> ============================================================================
> ===============
> Nothing . the window closes immediately. Despite the except catches.
>
> If I run it from a Command Prompt, by first navigating to the program's
> directory and then specifying [ python.exe SandhirFileMonitor.py ], I get:
>
> ============================================================================
> ===============
> sys:1: DeprecationWarning: Non-ASCII character '\xef' in file
> SandhirFileMonitor.py on line 356, but no encoding declared; see
> http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0263.html for details
> Failed import. Hit enter key to continue.
> CURENT = ['Diff.txt', 'Folder2', 'report-templates', 'reports - Copy
> (2).html','reports - Copy (3).html', 'reports - Copy (4).html', 'reports -
> Copy (5).html', 'reports - Copy.html', 'reports.html',
> 'SandhirFileBackupUtility - Copy.py', 'SandhirFileBackupUtility.py',
> SandhirFileBackupUtility.py - Shortcut.lnk', 'SandhirFileMonitor.py']
> PARENT = ['BackupV10', 'BackupV11', 'DayReadiness', 'reporterV70']
> ABS PATH =
> E:\Data\ActiveData\SandipanPersonalData\FromNODE06\SoftwareBackups\BackupV11
> CURENT = ['Diff.txt', 'Folder2', 'report-templates', 'reports - Copy
> (2).html', 'reports - Copy (3).html', 'reports - Copy (4).html', 'reports -
> Copy (5).html', 'reports - Copy.html', 'reports.html',
> 'SandhirFileBackupUtility - Copy.py', 'SandhirFileBackupUtility.py',
> 'SandhirFileBackupUtility.py - Shortcut.lnk', 'SandhirFileMonitor.py']
> PARENT = ['BackupV10', 'BackupV11', 'DayReadiness', 'reporterV70']
>
> I am obviously missing something very simple, but I can't figure this out .
> it's been a few days now.
>
> Can someone help? Thanks.
>
> Sandipan
>
>
>