I wrote a python program to synchronies one of my source files directory. The program takes in user input of the directory to be used. When I run the code from within VS code, the program can access the directories.

I’m on a Mac, so this would be the one of the users input: /Users/dennis/Desktop/Phonenix Enigma Distro

But, when I try to run the program from a terminal, it can’t find the directory. The code for the program is in my document directory: /Users/dennis/Documents/Python/Projects/Python backup software

Here is the code that takes the user input and then verifies the directory;

def Get_Run_Parms():
    # The program accepts run time parameters or user input.

    global line

    def Print_Help():
        # Print put help if need be

        os.system('Clear')

        print(f"SyncSource version {ver} Program help.n")
        print("-s=<source directory to search>.")
        print(f"-t=<target directory to copy file to.n")
        print("Example:")
        print(" SourceUpdate.py -s='source/directory' -t='target/directory'")
        print()
        print(" SourceUpdate.py -h   prints this help menu.")
        print()
        print(f'If no run time parms are present, the program will ask for user input.n')

    # Check for run time parms
    args = sys.argv[1:]
    print(f'nNumber of parms entered: {len(args)} Parms: {args}n')
    line += f'nNumber of parms entered: {len(args)} Parms: {args}n'

    # If 0 run time parms, ask the user for input
    if len(args) == 1:
        Print_Help()
        sys.exit()

    if len(args) != 2:
        print('No run time parms entered, please supply the following;')
        line += f'No run time parms entered, please supply the following;n'

        # Ask for source, if no source, bow out.
        source = input(f'nEnter source directory: ')
        line += f'Enter source directory: User Entered: {source}n'
        if not os.path.exists(source):
            print(f'Source directory {source} not found.n')
            line += f'Source directory {source} not found.n'
            line += f'Program ended.n'
            sys.exit(f'Program Ending.n')
        else:
            print(f'Source directory {source} validated.n')
            line += f'Source directory {source} validated.n'

        # Ask for target, if no target, ask to create or bow out.
        target = input(f'Enter target directory: ')
        line += f'Enter target directory: User Entered: {target}n'
        if not os.path.exists(target):
            print(f'Target directory {target} not found.n')
            line += f'Target directory {target} not found.n'
            a = input('Would you like to create this directory? ')
            line += f'Would you like to create this directory? User Entered: {a}n'
            if a in ['Yes','yes','Y','y']:
                print(f"Creating directory {target}n")
                line += f"Creating directory {target}n"
                os.makedirs(target)
            else:
                line += f'Program ended.n'
                sys.exit(f'Program Endingn')

        else:
            print(f'Target directory {target} validated.n')
            line += f'Target directory {target} validated.n'
    else:
        for i in args:

            # Check for source, no source, bow out
            line += f"{i[:3]} {i[:3]}n"
            if i[:3] == '-s=' or i[:3] == '-S=':
                source = str(i[3:])
                if not os.path.exists(source):
                    print(f'Source directory {source} not found.n')
                    line += f'Source directory {source} not found.n'
                    line += f'Program ending.n'
                    sys.exit(f'Program Endingn')
                else:
                    print(f'Source directory {source} validated.n')
                    line += f'Source directory {source} validated.n'

            # Check for target, no target as to create or bow out.
            elif i[:3] == '-t=' or i[:3] == '-T=':
                target = str(i[3:])
                if not os.path.exists(target):
                    print(f'Target directory {target} not found.n')
                    line += f'Target directory {target} not found.n'
                    a = input('Would you like to create this directory? ')
                    line += f'Would you like to create this directory? {a}n'
                    if a in ['Yes','yes','Y','y']:
                        print(f"Creating directory {target}n")
                        line += f"Creating directory {target}n"
                        os.makedirs(target)
                    else:
                        line += f'Program ending.n'
                        sys.exit(f'Program Endingn')
                else:
                    print(f'Target directory {target} validated.n')
                    line += f'Target directory {target} validated.n'
            else:
                Print_Help
                sys.exit()

    return source, target

I’m new to python, so the program may not be up to a lot of peoples standards. So, what am I missing? Do I need to set the working dorectory to the root first? Am I inputting the directory incorrectly?