TeXworks: Minted cannot find file or directory

Question

I cannot get minted running with TeXworks on Windows 10 and I dont know why...

This is my .tex file:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{minted}
\begin{document}
\begin{listing}[h!]
    \begin{minted}{Python}
        def hello_world():
            print("Hello floating world!")
    \end{minted}
    \inputminted{pascal}{screentime/screentime.pas} 
    \caption{Floating listing.}
    \label{lst:hello}
\end{listing}
\end{document}

Compile error:

This is pdfTeX, Version 3.141592653-2.6-1.40.23 (MiKTeX 21.8)
entering extended mode
(C:/Users/schodmi/Desktop/A01/Lesson-1.tex
LaTeX2e <2021-06-01> patch level 1
L3 programming layer <2021-08-27>
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/base\article.cls
Document Class: article 2021/02/12 v1.4n Standard LaTeX document class
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/base\size10.clo))
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/graphics\graphicx.sty
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/graphics\keyval.sty)
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/graphics\graphics.sty
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/graphics\trig.sty)
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/graphics-cfg\graphics
.cfg)
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/graphics-def\pdftex.d
ef)))
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/minted\minted.sty
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/kvoptions\kvoptions.s
ty
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/generic/ltxcmds\ltxcmds.sty
)
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/generic/kvsetkeys\kvsetkeys
.sty))
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/fvextra\fvextra.sty
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/base\ifthen.sty)
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/etoolbox\etoolbox.sty
)
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/fancyvrb\fancyvrb.sty
) (C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/upquote\upquote.sty
) (C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/lineno\lineno.sty))
 (C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/tools\calc.sty)
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/tools\shellesc.sty)
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/ifplatform\ifplatform
.sty
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/generic/pdftexcmds\pdftexcm
ds.sty
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/generic/infwarerr\infwarerr
.sty)
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/generic/iftex\iftex.sty))
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/generic/catchfile\catchfile
.sty
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/generic/etexcmds\etexcmds.s
ty))
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/generic/iftex\ifluatex.sty)
) (C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/xstring\xstring.sty
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/generic/xstring\xstring.tex
)) (C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/framed\framed.sty)
 (C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/float\float.sty))
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/xcolor\xcolor.sty
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/graphics-cfg\color.cf
g))
C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Temp\1\mik79764_src>set  /p x=C:\Users\schodmi\Miniconda3\Scripts\pygmentize.exe 0<nul: 1>>Lesson-1.aex
C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Temp\1\mik79764_src>set  /p x= 0<nul: 1>>Lesson-1.aex
C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Temp\1\mik79764_src>set  /p x= 0<nul: 1>>Lesson-1.aex
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/l3backend\l3backend-p
dftex.def)
No file Lesson-1.aux.
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/context/base/mkii\supp-pdf.
mkii
[Loading MPS to PDF converter (version 2006.09.02).]
)
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/epstopdf-pkg\epstopdf
-base.sty
(C:\Users\schodmi\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\tex/latex/00miktex\epstopdf-sys
.cfg)) [1{C:/Users/schodmi/AppData/Local/MiKTeX/pdftex/config/pdftex.map}]
(_minted-Lesson-1/default-pyg-prefix.pygstyle)
(_minted-Lesson-1/default.pygstyle)
(_minted-Lesson-1/30A1976BD221E0E570D0694297709B14BEF32A50D0526707C76F4235AAD6E
FD1.pygtex)Error: cannot read infile: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'screentime/screentime.pas'
! Package minted Error: Missing Pygments output; \inputminted was
probably given a file that does not exist--otherwise, you may need 
the outputdir package option, or may be using an incompatible build tool,
or may be using frozencache with a missing file.
See the minted package documentation for explanation.
Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
 ...
l.34 ...tminted{pascal}{screentime/screentime.pas}
?

I have python 3.9.5 installed (Miniconda), i have pygmentize in "C:\Users\schodmi\Miniconda3\Scripts" and added it to my environment variables.

It seems that the .pyg files are stored in %AppData%/../Temp and cannot be found by TeXworks but I did not find any help on this issue.

Welcome to TeX.SE! As far as I can see file screentime/screentime.pas can not be found. Where have you stored it? In that directory? Is that directory a subdirectory to the directory you have your TeX code? — Mensch, Sep 26 '21 at 23:03
It is in the same directory. In the directory where my .tex file is is a folder named screentime which contains a file screentime.pas Edit: maybe pygmentize cannot find the file? But i dont even know where to put it and it wouldnt be very practical if i had to copy it somewhere else — MichaelS, Sep 26 '21 at 23:10
may be look here https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/103141/set-global-options-for-inputminted — WinnieNotThePooh, Sep 26 '21 at 23:32

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 26 '21 at 23:55

Hi don't You wonna try this one?

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\definecolor{codegreen}{rgb}{0,0.6,0}
\definecolor{codegray}{rgb}{0.5,0.5,0.5}
\definecolor{codepurple}{rgb}{0.58,0,0.82}
\definecolor{backcolour}{rgb}{0.95,0.95,0.92}
\lstdefinestyle{mystyle}{
backgroundcolor=\color{backcolour},

commentstyle=\color{codegreen},
keywordstyle=\color{magenta},
numberstyle=\tiny\color{codegray},
stringstyle=\color{codepurple},
basicstyle=\ttfamily\footnotesize,
breakatwhitespace=false,

breaklines=true,

captionpos=b,

keepspaces=true,

numbers=left,

numbersep=5pt,

showspaces=false,

showstringspaces=false,
showtabs=false,

tabsize=2
}
\lstset{style=mystyle}
\begin{document}
\lstinputlisting[language=Python,caption={My listing},label={lst:1}]{4.py}
\end{document}

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 21 '21 at 10:07

The problem is that TeXworks does not look into your own environments variables. When TeX is launched by TeXworks, it only knows a limited set of locations where to search for shell commands. In particular, TeX has no idea where to look for pygment.

An issue has been filled on that matter.

In the meanwhile, the solution on OS X is to launch TeXworks from the terminal instead of the desktop. There is certainly something equivalent on Windows.

TeXworks: Minted cannot find file or directory

2 Answers2