How can I open a file based on user input?

You actually can!

__import__("file")

read this

Another way:

import os
os.system("python3 [file].py")

@Coder100 Oh, Thanks!

np :D @ANDREWVOSS

@Coder100 So if I structure it as

inF = open(input("Enter Filename: "),'r')
__import__("inF")
inF

How would I read the file?

@ANDREWVOSS nooo
use it like import:

__import__(input("Enter Filename: "))

@Coder100 Sorry, let me rephrase that. How would I make it read the file that has been imported? eg:

import other.py
other.py

where the other.py at the end outputs the file

@ANDREWVOSS nvm I found another way

program = input('Enter a program:')
exec(program)

@ANDREWVOSS um thats really bad

@Coder100 fair enough

@ANDREWVOSS still working on it

Anyways, you should treat __import__ literally as import @ANDREWVOSS

Okay... @Coder100

@ANDREWVOSS so like

__import__("other")
other.func()

will work just fine (given you defined func)

also

import other.py

is invalid, you mean:

import other

@ANDREWVOSS

@Coder100 Okay, I think I've got it. Thanks.

great what did you do? @ANDREWVOSS

yep that looks good @ANDREWVOSS

@Coder100 cool.

mark as correct answer? @ANDREWVOSS

@Coder100

Is there a way to remove that error message?

@Coder100 there you go

oh, type in file1 instead :) @ANDREWVOSS

python is weird that way lol @ANDREWVOSS

sorry for the late reply I was eating a sandwich @ANDREWVOSS

@Coder100 nah you're fine

@Coder100 thanks

inF = input('Filename:\n> ')

try:
    with open(f'{inF}', 'r') as file:
        pass
except:
    print('This file is not defined')

InvisibleOne

As far as I know, you can't. I'm interested to know why you want to do this? What are you trying to make?

@InvisibleOne I was mostly just wondering, but I also wanted to make a program that could be used to seamlessly launch other programs from it.

InvisibleOne

Hmm, sounds interesting @ANDREWVOSS

@InvisibleOne I finished it

Nice @ANDREWVOSS

@InvisibleOne I think I'll post it in Share