Executing .py files is weird

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Hello there... just a quick question to those that do python programming...
why is it that when i do:

cd Documents/PyProgramming/Tutorial/snake
python3 main.py

my python file gets executed just fine...
but when I do:

python3 Documents/PyProgramming/Tutorial/snake/main.py

this happens:

╭─johnlamuel@johnlamuel in ~ via  v3.9.7 
 ╰─λ python3 Documents/PyProgramming/Tutorial/snake/main.py
pygame 2.0.2 (SDL 2.0.16, Python 3.9.7)
Hello from the pygame community. https://www.pygame.org/contribute.html
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/johnlamuel/Documents/PyProgramming/Tutorial/snake/main.py", line 15, in <module>
    main()
  File "/home/johnlamuel/Documents/PyProgramming/Tutorial/snake/main.py", line 10, in main
    game.run()
  File "/home/johnlamuel/Documents/PyProgramming/Tutorial/snake/data/engine.py", line 157, in run
    floor = pygame.image.load(
FileNotFoundError: No such file or directory.

...here's some info about my machine:

╭─johnlamuel@johnlamuel in ~ via  v3.9.7 took 2s
 ╰─λ inxi -Faz
System:    Kernel: 5.14.16-zen1-1-zen x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.1.0
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           systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1 loglevel=3
           Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.23.2 tk: Qt 5.15.2 info: latte-dock wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux
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Machine:   Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Aspire A314-35 v: V1.09 serial: <filter>
           Mobo: JSL model: Rosemary_JL v: V1.09 serial: <filter> UEFI: INSYDE v: 1.09 date: 06/22/2021
Battery:   ID-1: BAT1 charge: 36.4 Wh (92.9%) condition: 39.2/41.6 Wh (94.3%) volts: 12.4 min: 11.2 model: LGC AP19B8K
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CPU:       Info: Quad Core model: Intel Pentium Silver N6000 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Tremont family: 6 model-id: 9C (156)
           stepping: 0 microcode: 1D cache: L2: 4 MiB
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           Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
           Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced IBRS, IBPB: conditional, RSB filling
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Graphics:  Device-1: Intel JasperLake [UHD Graphics] vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: i915 v: kernel bus-ID: 00:02.0
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           Device-2: Quanta VGA WebCam type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-4:3 chip-ID: 0408:a031 class-ID: 0e02
           serial: <filter>
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: loaded: intel unloaded: modesetting
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           Device-2: Intel USB PnP Sound Device type: USB driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid bus-ID: 1-3:2
           chip-ID: 8086:0808 class-ID: 0300
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           Sound Server-5: PipeWire v: 0.3.39 running: yes
Network:   Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: r8169
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           IF: enp1s0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Lite-On driver: ath10k_pci v: kernel
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Drives:    Local Storage: total: 1.03 TiB used: 58.65 GiB (5.6%)
           SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
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Swap:      Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
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Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 51.0 C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:      Processes: 246 Uptime: 2h 45m wakeups: 1 Memory: 7.6 GiB used: 3.54 GiB (46.6%) Init: systemd v: 249
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Hi there, I have a bit of Python programming experience too.
Can you share the code so that I can have a look? Gitlab would be most preferable in case of multiple files.

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Python can’t find the file listed here.

You’re setting the working directory to the “snake” directory, so Python will find (by default) files in that directory.

Your working directory is $HOME, and so that’s where Python is looking for the files.

There are various ways of dealing with this (in a wrapper shell script or within the Python script itself), but you’d generally identify the directory the Python script is in then set that as the working directory.

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ohhhhh I see... i understand now... thank you

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Unfortunately I don't have a Gitlab acc so instead i made a github repository just for you my dude...

here's the link:

the code is a little messy cause im not yet done with it and im still just learning

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No issue with github either.
In line

See

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