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NotADirectoryError

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Code NotADirectoryError · An issue reported by Python.

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Raised when a directory operation (such as os.listdir()) is requested on something which is not a directory. On most POSIX platforms, it may also be raised if an operation attempts to open or traverse a non-directory file as if it were a directory. Corresponds to errno ENOTDIR.

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Built-in Exceptions — Python 3.15.2 documentation ↗

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License: Python Software Foundation License Version 2
Checked on: 2026-11-12

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NotADirectoryError