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I have no idea why this error message is coming up... is there something wrong with my file path? Am I using os incorrectly?
any help is much appreciated!
def save_hotel_info_file(self):
hotel_name = self.name
new_hotel = (hotel_name.replace(' ', '_')).lower()
path = 'hotels/' + hotel_name
os.makedirs(path)
fobj = open('hotel_info.txt', 'w', encoding='utf-8')
fobj.write(self.name + '\n')
for room_obj in self.rooms:
room_str = 'Room ' + str(room_obj.room_num) + ',' + room_obj.room_type + ',' + str(room_obj.price)
fobj.write(room_str + '\n')
fobj.close()
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/myname/Documents/hotel.py", line 136, in <module>
h.save_hotel_info_file()
File "/Users/myname/Documents/hotel.py", line 120, in save_hotel_info_file
os.makedirs(path)
File "/Applications/Thonny.app/Contents/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/../../../../../../../Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/os.py", line 223, in makedirs
mkdir(name, mode)
FileExistsError: [Errno 17] File exists: 'hotels/Queen Elizabeth Hotel'
The exception is thrown from mkdirs if the dir you're trying to create already exists. Its ment to notify you of that fact.
You should catch the specific exception like so:
os.makedirs(path)
except FileExistsError:
# the dir already exists
# put code handing this case here
Since python 3.4.1 you can use this optional parameter to disable the exception if you dont care weather the dir exists already or not.
os.makedirs(path, exist_ok=True)
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