title: Python can't find file
body: <p>I am having great difficulty getting python 3.4 to recognize a path or text file on a windows 8 system. I have tried a variety of different approaches but get the similar errors (which likely implies something simple regarding the syntax).</p>
  
  <p>The file itself is located in the same folder as the script file trying to open it:
  C:\Users\User\Desktop\Python stuff\Data.txt</p>
  
  <p>for simplicity, the simplest means to access the file (at least that I know of) is
  <code>f=open</code></p>
  
  <p>These lines were coded as:</p>
  
  <pre><code>f = open("Data.txt", "r")
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and </p>
  
  <pre><code>f = open("C:/Users/User/Desktop/Python stuff/Data.txt", "r") 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but return the error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "C:\Users\User\Desktop\Python stuff\Testscript.py", line 3, in &lt;module&gt;
      f = open("C:/Users/User/Desktop/Python stuff/Data.txt", "r")
  FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'C:/Users/User/Desktop/Python stuff/Data.txt'
  </code></pre>