Exist not finding image even though it exists

[Mark McGuinn]

In the script below the routine looks for the text "Auction Complete" and if it exists does something. The problem is that the image exists, and is shown if you do a pattern matching on the image but when you run the script the image is not detected even though it is there.

Script

outcome = bid_test()
print("The outcome is...",str(outcome))

def bid_test():
    Debug.user("In make_bid")
    print("In Make Bid")
 #
 # if ending soon is not present somethin went wrong, either we are too early
 # or someone bought the item

    if exists (Pattern("1577013855062.png").similar(0.79)) :
        print("Auction Complete")
        return(1)

    else:
        print(" Auction is not ending yet need to rerty")
        return (2)

This is sikuli 2.0.1 on Win10 Pro 64 Bit Version 1903. I can provide a screen shot which has the image the script should detect.

[Mark McGuinn (mmcguinn)]

Some more info:

If I run the script is sikuli1.1.3 then the following error is thrown:

[error] Image: could not be loaded: file:/C:/Users/mmcguinn/Documents/main_bid_test.sikuli/test_for_complete.png
[error] RunTimeIDE: ImageMissing: P(test_for_complete.png -- not valid!) S: 0.79

This happens even though the image is there and is accessible. The java trace is:

[error] RunTimeIDE: Exists: Abort: Jython traceback - current first: bid_test (8) main_bid_test (2)
[error] script [ main_bid_test ] stopped with error at line --unknown--
[error] Error caused by: Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\mmcguinn\Documents\main_bid_test.sikuli\main_bid_test.py", line 2, in <module> File "C:\Users\mmcguinn\Documents\bid_test.sikuli\bid_test.py", line 8, in bid_test at java.lang.Thread.stop(Unknown Source)
at org.sikuli.script.RunTime.abortScripting(RunTime.java:74)
at org.sikuli.script.Region.exists(Region.java:2390)
at org.sikuli.script.Region.exists(Region.java:2370)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.refle

[RaiMan (raimund-hocke)]

sounds strange.

can you send me a screenshot AND the offending image file.
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