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Fixing the "Python Can't Open File" Error in Windows Command Prompt While learning Python, I encountered a common error when trying to run my first Python script from the Command Prompt. Instead of executing the program, Python displayed an error message saying it could not find the file. The Problem I tried running my Python script using: python C:\Users\X1\Desktop\HelloWorld.py But Python returned an error similar to: python: can't open file '...HelloWorld.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory This error usually means Python cannot locate the specified file path, even though the file exists on the computer. What I Did to Fix It Instead of running the script directly from the current directory, I first navigated to the folder containing the file. cd Desktop Then I executed the script: python HelloWorld.py The Result hello world The program ran successfully, confirming that Python was installed correctly and the script...