python if statement file not found code example
Example 1: python check if file exists
#using pathlib
from pathlib import Path
file_name = Path("file.txt")
if file_name.exists():
print("exists")
else:
print("does not exist")
Example 2: check if a file exists
>>> import os
>>> os.path.isfile("d:\\Package1\\package1\\fibo.py")
True
>>> os.path.isfile("d:/Package1/package1/fibo.py")
True
>>> os.path.isfile("d:\\nonexisting.txt")