title: importing a shapefile to python with pyshp
body: <p>I'm trying to import the shapefile "Metropolin_31Jul_0921.shp" to python using the following code:</p>
  
  <pre><code>    import shapefile
      stat_area_df = shapefile.Reader("Metropolin_31Jul_0921.shp")
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but i keep getting this error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>    File "C:\Users\maya\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\shapefile.py", line 291, 
      in load
      raise ShapefileException("Unable to open %s.dbf or %s.shp." % 
      (shapeName, shapeName) )
      shapefile.ShapefileException: Unable to open Metropolin_31Jul_0921.dbf 
      or Metropolin_31Jul_0921.shp.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Does anyone know what it means?
  I tried adding the directory but it didn't help.</p>