This post is a follow-up to this previous blog post.
On the new Windows 10 computers at Skidmore, I ran into the issue when running python in which temporary files disrupt the execution of my scripts. An example of a suspected temporary file is “C:\Users\jgerard\Desktop\Important2\~$LYP-D_root1.gjf.out”. However, when I select “View Hidden Files” in my directory, no such file appears. As a last resort, I have my script search for temporary files:
if "$" in file_name:
and break if True. This adjustment allowed the successful run of the script. However, it is less than elegant, and the script could run into issues if any of my output files were to include a “$” in their file name.