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I have written a simple python code to detect qrCode. Code:



import zxing
reader = zxing.BarCodeReader()
barcode = reader.decode('../images/QR_CODE-easy.png')



print(barcode)



Now, when I run it, I get following error:
FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified



I have check this file location is valid by using cv.imread command. Please let me know if someone have sollution of this problem










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    I have written a simple python code to detect qrCode. Code:



    import zxing
    reader = zxing.BarCodeReader()
    barcode = reader.decode('../images/QR_CODE-easy.png')



    print(barcode)



    Now, when I run it, I get following error:
    FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified



    I have check this file location is valid by using cv.imread command. Please let me know if someone have sollution of this problem










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      I have written a simple python code to detect qrCode. Code:



      import zxing
      reader = zxing.BarCodeReader()
      barcode = reader.decode('../images/QR_CODE-easy.png')



      print(barcode)



      Now, when I run it, I get following error:
      FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified



      I have check this file location is valid by using cv.imread command. Please let me know if someone have sollution of this problem










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      I have written a simple python code to detect qrCode. Code:



      import zxing
      reader = zxing.BarCodeReader()
      barcode = reader.decode('../images/QR_CODE-easy.png')



      print(barcode)



      Now, when I run it, I get following error:
      FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified



      I have check this file location is valid by using cv.imread command. Please let me know if someone have sollution of this problem







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          You appear to be on Windows (as the error code suggests), which uses the backslash for file paths.



          It's not good practice as it won't be widely compatible, but if you're in a hurry and know you won't want to use the code on Mac or Linux, you can use double backslashes:



          reader.decode('..\images\QR_CODE-easy.png')



          Otherwise you should use os.path.join or pathlib (assuming your using Python 3)



          import os.path
          qr_file = os.path.join("..", "images", "QR_CODE-easy.png")



          Or



          from pathlib import Path
          qr_file = Path("../images/QR_CODE-easy.png")



          There are further details of a few options here:



          https://medium.com/@ageitgey/python-3-quick-tip-the-easy-way-to-deal-with-file-paths-on-windows-mac-and-linux-11a072b58d5f



          Edit: it is also worth confirming that your relative path is indeed correct when starting in your current working directory. You can check the current working directory with: cwd = os.getcwd() . You may want to try an absolute path to your file too, just to confirm whether it works with that first.



          More details on cwd here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/5137509/142780






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          • I did all the remedies you mentioned, but the same problem persists. Its really frustrating. I think zxing don't work on python3
            – Hasan Iqbal
            Nov 16 at 8:31












          • Sorry to hear that. According to the README in the repo, it is compatible with Python 3: github.com/dlenski/python-zxing/blob/master/README.md
            – Neil
            Nov 17 at 10:43










          • I've added a point about confirming your current working directory and suggest trying an absolute path just to be 100% sure it's not a mix up with the relative path
            – Neil
            Nov 17 at 10:44











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          You appear to be on Windows (as the error code suggests), which uses the backslash for file paths.



          It's not good practice as it won't be widely compatible, but if you're in a hurry and know you won't want to use the code on Mac or Linux, you can use double backslashes:



          reader.decode('..\images\QR_CODE-easy.png')



          Otherwise you should use os.path.join or pathlib (assuming your using Python 3)



          import os.path
          qr_file = os.path.join("..", "images", "QR_CODE-easy.png")



          Or



          from pathlib import Path
          qr_file = Path("../images/QR_CODE-easy.png")



          There are further details of a few options here:



          https://medium.com/@ageitgey/python-3-quick-tip-the-easy-way-to-deal-with-file-paths-on-windows-mac-and-linux-11a072b58d5f



          Edit: it is also worth confirming that your relative path is indeed correct when starting in your current working directory. You can check the current working directory with: cwd = os.getcwd() . You may want to try an absolute path to your file too, just to confirm whether it works with that first.



          More details on cwd here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/5137509/142780






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          • I did all the remedies you mentioned, but the same problem persists. Its really frustrating. I think zxing don't work on python3
            – Hasan Iqbal
            Nov 16 at 8:31












          • Sorry to hear that. According to the README in the repo, it is compatible with Python 3: github.com/dlenski/python-zxing/blob/master/README.md
            – Neil
            Nov 17 at 10:43










          • I've added a point about confirming your current working directory and suggest trying an absolute path just to be 100% sure it's not a mix up with the relative path
            – Neil
            Nov 17 at 10:44















          up vote
          0
          down vote













          You appear to be on Windows (as the error code suggests), which uses the backslash for file paths.



          It's not good practice as it won't be widely compatible, but if you're in a hurry and know you won't want to use the code on Mac or Linux, you can use double backslashes:



          reader.decode('..\images\QR_CODE-easy.png')



          Otherwise you should use os.path.join or pathlib (assuming your using Python 3)



          import os.path
          qr_file = os.path.join("..", "images", "QR_CODE-easy.png")



          Or



          from pathlib import Path
          qr_file = Path("../images/QR_CODE-easy.png")



          There are further details of a few options here:



          https://medium.com/@ageitgey/python-3-quick-tip-the-easy-way-to-deal-with-file-paths-on-windows-mac-and-linux-11a072b58d5f



          Edit: it is also worth confirming that your relative path is indeed correct when starting in your current working directory. You can check the current working directory with: cwd = os.getcwd() . You may want to try an absolute path to your file too, just to confirm whether it works with that first.



          More details on cwd here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/5137509/142780






          share|improve this answer























          • I did all the remedies you mentioned, but the same problem persists. Its really frustrating. I think zxing don't work on python3
            – Hasan Iqbal
            Nov 16 at 8:31












          • Sorry to hear that. According to the README in the repo, it is compatible with Python 3: github.com/dlenski/python-zxing/blob/master/README.md
            – Neil
            Nov 17 at 10:43










          • I've added a point about confirming your current working directory and suggest trying an absolute path just to be 100% sure it's not a mix up with the relative path
            – Neil
            Nov 17 at 10:44













          up vote
          0
          down vote










          up vote
          0
          down vote









          You appear to be on Windows (as the error code suggests), which uses the backslash for file paths.



          It's not good practice as it won't be widely compatible, but if you're in a hurry and know you won't want to use the code on Mac or Linux, you can use double backslashes:



          reader.decode('..\images\QR_CODE-easy.png')



          Otherwise you should use os.path.join or pathlib (assuming your using Python 3)



          import os.path
          qr_file = os.path.join("..", "images", "QR_CODE-easy.png")



          Or



          from pathlib import Path
          qr_file = Path("../images/QR_CODE-easy.png")



          There are further details of a few options here:



          https://medium.com/@ageitgey/python-3-quick-tip-the-easy-way-to-deal-with-file-paths-on-windows-mac-and-linux-11a072b58d5f



          Edit: it is also worth confirming that your relative path is indeed correct when starting in your current working directory. You can check the current working directory with: cwd = os.getcwd() . You may want to try an absolute path to your file too, just to confirm whether it works with that first.



          More details on cwd here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/5137509/142780






          share|improve this answer














          You appear to be on Windows (as the error code suggests), which uses the backslash for file paths.



          It's not good practice as it won't be widely compatible, but if you're in a hurry and know you won't want to use the code on Mac or Linux, you can use double backslashes:



          reader.decode('..\images\QR_CODE-easy.png')



          Otherwise you should use os.path.join or pathlib (assuming your using Python 3)



          import os.path
          qr_file = os.path.join("..", "images", "QR_CODE-easy.png")



          Or



          from pathlib import Path
          qr_file = Path("../images/QR_CODE-easy.png")



          There are further details of a few options here:



          https://medium.com/@ageitgey/python-3-quick-tip-the-easy-way-to-deal-with-file-paths-on-windows-mac-and-linux-11a072b58d5f



          Edit: it is also worth confirming that your relative path is indeed correct when starting in your current working directory. You can check the current working directory with: cwd = os.getcwd() . You may want to try an absolute path to your file too, just to confirm whether it works with that first.



          More details on cwd here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/5137509/142780







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          answered Nov 11 at 12:26









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          • I did all the remedies you mentioned, but the same problem persists. Its really frustrating. I think zxing don't work on python3
            – Hasan Iqbal
            Nov 16 at 8:31












          • Sorry to hear that. According to the README in the repo, it is compatible with Python 3: github.com/dlenski/python-zxing/blob/master/README.md
            – Neil
            Nov 17 at 10:43










          • I've added a point about confirming your current working directory and suggest trying an absolute path just to be 100% sure it's not a mix up with the relative path
            – Neil
            Nov 17 at 10:44


















          • I did all the remedies you mentioned, but the same problem persists. Its really frustrating. I think zxing don't work on python3
            – Hasan Iqbal
            Nov 16 at 8:31












          • Sorry to hear that. According to the README in the repo, it is compatible with Python 3: github.com/dlenski/python-zxing/blob/master/README.md
            – Neil
            Nov 17 at 10:43










          • I've added a point about confirming your current working directory and suggest trying an absolute path just to be 100% sure it's not a mix up with the relative path
            – Neil
            Nov 17 at 10:44
















          I did all the remedies you mentioned, but the same problem persists. Its really frustrating. I think zxing don't work on python3
          – Hasan Iqbal
          Nov 16 at 8:31






          I did all the remedies you mentioned, but the same problem persists. Its really frustrating. I think zxing don't work on python3
          – Hasan Iqbal
          Nov 16 at 8:31














          Sorry to hear that. According to the README in the repo, it is compatible with Python 3: github.com/dlenski/python-zxing/blob/master/README.md
          – Neil
          Nov 17 at 10:43




          Sorry to hear that. According to the README in the repo, it is compatible with Python 3: github.com/dlenski/python-zxing/blob/master/README.md
          – Neil
          Nov 17 at 10:43












          I've added a point about confirming your current working directory and suggest trying an absolute path just to be 100% sure it's not a mix up with the relative path
          – Neil
          Nov 17 at 10:44




          I've added a point about confirming your current working directory and suggest trying an absolute path just to be 100% sure it's not a mix up with the relative path
          – Neil
          Nov 17 at 10:44


















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