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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: FileNotFoundError thrown due to (Posting On Python-List
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Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 21:05:27 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:05:56 +0100, Loris Bennett wrote:

>     except FileNotFoundError:
>         print(f"Error: configuration file {args.config_file} not found. 
>         Exiting.")
>         sys.exit(0)
> 
> and when I ran the program I got the error
> 
>   Error: configuration file /usr/local/etc/sc_mailer not found. 
>   Exiting.
> 
> However, this file *does* exist and *can* be read.

This is your own fault for intercepting the exception and printing out 
your own misleading error message. If you had left the exception uncaught, 
it would have printed out the right file name.