accessing flash drive in python

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Dear friends i am trying to access the flash drive when i select option 2 on the menu list, however i always get an error. could someone help me please.i am getting directories that are not the f: drive which is where the flash drive is installed. Your support will be highly appreciated

    #This is tutorial on operating system managers
#====================================================
#MENU FUNCTIONS
 #====================================================

def print_menu(): 
    print('Welcome,here is a briefly operating system management tutorial:')

    #begin of choices

    print('1. Process Management')
    print('2. File Management')
    print('3. Device Management')
    print('4. Memory Management')
    print('5. Back')
    print('6. Exit')
    print()

    numbers={}
    menu_choices=0
    print_menu()



    while menu_choices !=6:

    menu_choices=int(input("Type in a number between (1-6):"))

    if menu_choices==1:
        print ("Process Management:")
        print (">>")
        print (">>")
        print()

    elif menu_choices==2:
        import os
        print("File Management")
        print(" Insert a USB in a disk F: ")
        print( os.listdir('/'))


    elif menu_choices==3:  
        print("Device Management")
        print (" >> ")
        print (" >> ")
        print()

    elif menu_choices==4:
        print("Memory Management")
        print(" >> ")
        print(" >> ")
        print()

    elif menu_choices==5:
        print_menu()  


    elif menu_choices==6:
         print("Goodbye")    
         print()    


    else:
        menu_choices !=""
        print ('Invalid selection, please try again.')
        print_menu()
        print()

John Gordon · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-15 19:31:06Z

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If you don't change to the F: drive first, os.listdir will just list files on the current drive.

os.chdir('F:')

answered Feb 15, 2016 at 19:31

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CasualDemon Over a year ago

or just specify it in the listdir, as os.listdir("F:\\")

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