Update utils.py fixed Error file not found error message.

[a7t0fwa7]

The error message FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'filename' is being thrown because the tool is trying to open a file named 'filename' instead of the file you specified.

This issue arises from the file_exists function in the utils.py file of the crosslinked package. The function is supposed to check if the file you specified exists, but due to a bug, it's trying to open a file named 'filename' instead of the file you specified.

Here's the problematic code:

def file_exists(filename, contents=False):
    if not os.path.isfile(filename):
        print(f"[!] Input file not found: {filename}")
        exit(1)
    return [line.strip() for line in open('filename')] if contents else filename

As you can see, the open function is trying to open 'filename' instead of the file you specified. The correct code should be:

def file_exists(filename, contents=False):
    if not os.path.isfile(filename):
        print(f"[!] Input file not found: {filename}")
        exit(1)
    return [line.strip() for line in open(filename)] if contents else filename

Fix: modifying the file_exists function in the utils.py file of the crosslinked package.

[m8sec]

Good catch thank you 😄

[a7t0fwa7]

No problems mate! 🤗