Visual Studio Code - Opening Files with Python open()

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When running Python files using Run Python File in Terminal, Visual Studio Code runs the Pythn file using an absolute path. For example:

python "/Users/natdunn/Documents/Webucator/ClassFiles/file-processing/Solutions/list_creator.py"

Follow these instructions to set up Visual Studio Code to run the file from the directory it is in.

Select Settings from the Code > Preferences menu:
Add the following line to your User Settings:
```
"python.terminal.executeInFileDir": true,
```

The next time you run a Python file using Run Python File in Terminal, it will change the directory before executing the file:

Nats-MacBook-Pro:Webucator natdunn$ cd "/Users/natdunn/Documents/Webucator/ClassFiles/file-processing/Solutions"
Nats-MacBook-Pro:Solutions natdunn$ python "/Users/natdunn/Documents/Webucator/ClassFiles/file-processing/Solutions/list_creator.py"

Happy Pythoning!