title: How to solve python error "does not exist" when using pd.read_csv() and absolute path?
body: <p>I've been trying to import a csv file from my Desktop folder (Mac) but getting error message "File does not exist." Problem is I'm copying the full path name and can confirm the file in fact exists. Anyone able to point out what step I'm missing? (using Google colab notebook)</p>
  
  <p>CODE:<br>
  <code>pd.read_csv(filepath_or_buffer='/Users/ekselan/Desktop/NBA DFS/FantasyLabs_NBAProjections_3_7_2020.csv')</code></p>
  
  <p>ERROR:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;ipython-input-7-7fbf5886b6a2&gt; in &lt;module&gt;()
  ----&gt; 1 pd.read_csv(filepath_or_buffer='/Users/ekselan/Desktop/NBA DFS/FantasyLabs_NBAProjections_3_7_2020.csv')
  
  4 frames
  /usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pandas/io/parsers.py in __init__(self, src, **kwds)
     1915         kwds["usecols"] = self.usecols
     1916 
  -&gt; 1917         self._reader = parsers.TextReader(src, **kwds)
     1918         self.unnamed_cols = self._reader.unnamed_cols
     1919 
  
  pandas/_libs/parsers.pyx in pandas._libs.parsers.TextReader.__cinit__()
  
  pandas/_libs/parsers.pyx in pandas._libs.parsers.TextReader._setup_parser_source()
  
  FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] File b'/Users/ekselan/Desktop/NBA DFS/FantasyLabs_NBAProjections_3_7_2020.csv' does not exist
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I also get the same error when using <code>pd.read_csv(r'/Users/ekselan/Desktop/NBA DFS/FantasyLabs_NBAProjections_3_7_2020.csv')</code></p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/1qf8j.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Screenshot of the Google colab notebook</a></p>