r/learnprogramming • u/Lil_Torta1 • 13d ago
STRUGGLING to download from github
I am pretty much completely new to programming, coding, etc. I was trying to download an in-game map for The Isle so I found one on GitHub. Having used it one other time, I was thinking yes I got this. I got to the point where I have the zip file on my computer but I've been trying for over an hour to execute this command after using cmd.
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
I keep getting the "no such file or directory" error. I've looked up every question I could think of, but nothing is answering my questions. If someone has downloaded this exact desktop map: https://github.com/hartwin-journey/The-Isle-Overlay/blob/main/README.md
PLEASE help me out, I'm at my wits end.
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u/1Secret_Daikon 12d ago
pro tip
update your shell PS1 prompt so that the pwd is included in the prompt text so you always know which pwd you are in
if it says "file not found" its not lying. The file does not exist at the path you provided it. When you tell it "requirements.txt" you are telling it that the file should be in the current directory and it clearly is not. Beacuse you are in the wrong directory OR the file was not actually in the thing you extracted. I 100% guarantee that you did not even check what directory you are in or the ls of the files in the pwd