title: My program will only recognize the file if I specify the entire path
body: <pre><code>df = pd.read_csv("C:\Users\harch\pythonstuff\pokemon_data.csv")
  dfx = pd.read_excel("C:\Users\harch\pythonstuff\pokemon_data.xlsx")
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>If I use only the file name ('pokemon_data.csv,xlsx) instead of the entire path, I get a 'file does not exist' error even though the data file is in the same directory as the python file. Is specifying the entire path required?</p>