# I get an error when running this program with pygmt. It prompts that the gmt\_1.ps file cannot be found, the problem is that I don't have the folder gmt\_session.19036

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**Created:** [April 22, 2024, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/i-get-an-error-when-running-this-program-with-pygmt-it-prompts-that-the-gmt-1-ps-file-cannot-be-found-the-problem-is-that-i-dont-have-the-folder-gmt-session-19036/4829 "2024-04-22T04:32:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![jiaxiangtian](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/jiaxiangtian/32/4134_2.png) [@jiaxiangtian](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/jiaxiangtian)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/i-get-an-error-when-running-this-program-with-pygmt-it-prompts-that-the-gmt-1-ps-file-cannot-be-found-the-problem-is-that-i-dont-have-the-folder-gmt-session-19036/4829/1 "2024-04-22T04:32:02Z")

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**Author:** ![chrismonti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@chrismonti](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/chrismonti)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/i-get-an-error-when-running-this-program-with-pygmt-it-prompts-that-the-gmt-1-ps-file-cannot-be-found-the-problem-is-that-i-dont-have-the-folder-gmt-session-19036/4829/2 "2024-04-22T09:03:36Z")

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It sounds like you’re encountering an issue with a Python program that uses PyGMT, a Python interface for the Generic Mapping Tools (GMT). From what you’ve described, it seems like the program is trying to access a file named `gmt_1.ps` in a folder called `gmt_session.19036`, but it’s unable to find that folder.

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**Author:** ![yvonnefroehlich](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/yvonnefroehlich/32/5064_2.png) [@yvonnefroehlich](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/yvonnefroehlich)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/i-get-an-error-when-running-this-program-with-pygmt-it-prompts-that-the-gmt-1-ps-file-cannot-be-found-the-problem-is-that-i-dont-have-the-folder-gmt-session-19036/4829/3 "2024-04-22T09:11:08Z")

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Hello @jiaxiangtian

Welcome to the GMT forum!

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Can you please post the complete output of `python -c "import pygmt; pygmt.show_versions()"`.