What's wrong with the code? Bot not working?

Question

Python

import telebot
import config

bot = telebot.TeleBot(config.TOKEN)

@bot.message_handler(commands=['start'])
def welcome(message):
sti = open('static/welcome.webp', 'rb')
bot .send_sticker(message.chat.id, sti)

bot.send_message(message.chat.id, "Welcome {0.first_name}!\nI'm {1.first_name} , a bot designed to be a guinea pig!". format(message.from_user, bot.get_me()),
parse_mode='html')

@bot.message_handler(content_types=['text'])
def lalala(message):
bot.send_message(message.chat.id, message. text)

#run
bot.polling(none_stop=True)

throws an error

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\python\test.py", line 19, in
bot.polling(none_stop=True)
File "C:\Users\MUTESHOV\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39 \lib\site-packages\telebot\__init__.py", line 514, in polling
self.__threaded_polling(none_stop, interval, timeout, long_polling_timeout)
File "C:\Users\MUTESHOV\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\ lib\site-packages\telebot\__init__.py", line 573, in __threaded_polling
raise e
File "C:\Users\MUTESHOV\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\telebot\__init__.py ", line 536, in __threaded_polling
self.worker_pool.raise_exceptions()
File "C:\Users\MUTESHOV\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\telebot\util.py", line 117, in raise_exceptions
raise self.exception_info
File "C:\Users\MUTESHOV\ AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\telebot\util.py", line 69, in run
task(*args, **kwargs)
File "C:\python\test.py", line 8, in welcome
sti = open('static/welcome.webp', 'rb')
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'static/welcome.webp'

Answer 1

1. Format the code as it should be, with the </> button
2. The bot directly tells you what the matter is:
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'static/welcome.webp'
It needs a static subdirectory in the current working directory, and it contains the file welcome.webp
If the file exists, check if there are any typos in the name.
Also note that the path to the file is relative and therefore depends on the current working directory. Change the path to absolute, or calculate this path relative to the path to the executable file of the bot.