Unable to read Hyper file with pantab about pantab

[WillAyd]

Thanks @lconklin for the issue. Just to confirm, what happens if you have the file in your user space instead of in the Python installation folder? Also does it make a difference if you run the shell as an admin?

The error is getting thrown from the Python standard lib around file permissions, so would be helpful to understand what is going on there

[lconklin]

@WillAyd I receive the same error when running it outside of Python installation folder. Unfortunately, I do not have admin access on my machine to test that out. If there is anything else I can test let me know! Thanks

[WillAyd]

Is that other folder in your user space? Or is it still in an admin folder?

[lconklin]

C:\Users<UserID>\Documents is where I tried running it

[WillAyd]

Very strange...so you are running the Python file from your Documents folder and trying to read a hyper file that exists in your Documents folder too right?

[lconklin]

Yes that's correct. I have recreated the issue there and in other folder locations

[WillAyd]

If you completely remove pantab from the equation and just do open(the_file, 'rb') does Python throw the same error message?

(Excuse formatting - typing from phone)

[lconklin]

The code below seems to work:

def run_read_data_from_existing_hyper_file():
print("Reading data from existing Hyper file")
hyper_file = 'C://Users//USER_ID//Documents//hyper to df.hyper'
print('Opening hyper file..')
open(hyper_file, 'rb')
print("The connection to the Hyper file has been closed.")
return True

if name == 'main':
run_read_data_from_existing_hyper_file()

[WillAyd]

Gotcha. Can you try to execute the script with the Python debugger? python -m pdb <the_script> should enter the debugger when the script fails and allow you to inspect the state of things