pickle error

[SheeppOSU]

I am making a shortcut thing just for fun and I'm using pickle to store the shortcuts. The problem is the error I'm getting. TIA for your help

error -

Error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Chadd\Desktop\Shortcuts\Url Shortcuts.py", line 63, in <module>
    pickleGrab()
  File "C:\Users\Chadd\Desktop\Shortcuts\Url Shortcuts.py", line 43, in pickleGrab
    shortcutDict = pickle.loads(file)
TypeError: a bytes-like object is required, not '_io.BufferedReader'

Url Shortcuts.py -

import webbrowser
import time
import pickle
import os
from pathlib import Path

shortcutDict = {}
d = Path(__file__).parent

def addShortcut():
    global shortcutDict
    url = input("What is the url ")
    name = input("What would you like to name this shortcut ")
    shortcutDict.update({name : url})
    pickleDump()
    startUp()

def chooseShortcut():
    global shortcutDict
    print("These are your shortcuts")
    print('')
    for i in shortcutDict:
        print(" - " + i)
    name = input("Which shortcut would you like to use ")
    if name in shortcutDict:
        webbrowser.open(shortcutDict[name])
        startUp()
    else:
        print("Shortcut not found. Please browse the list of shortcuts or create a new one")
        startUp()

def pickleDump():
    global shortcutDict
    file = open(os.path.join(str(d), 'shortcutData.txt'), 'wb')
    pickle.dump(shortcutDict, file)
    file.close()

def pickleGrab():
    global shortcutDict
    file = open(os.path.join(str(d), 'shortcutData.txt'), 'rb')
    print(os.path.join(str(d), 'shortcutData.txt'))
    print(file)
    shortcutDict = pickle.loads(file)
    print(shortcutDict)

def startUp():
    global shortcutDict
    decide = input("Would you like to add a shortuct y/n ")

    if decide == 'y':
        if shortcutDict == {}:
            print("You have no shortcuts - you must add one")
            startUp
        else:
            addShortcut()
    elif decide == 'n':
        chooseShortcut()

    else:
        print("You said %s, please try again" %decide)
        startUp()

pickleGrab()
startUp()

[Gribouillis]

Use pickle.load() instead of pickle.loads()

[SheeppOSU]

I tried that but it says -

Error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Chadd\Desktop\Shortcuts\Url Shortcuts.py", line 63, in <module>
    pickleGrab()
  File "C:\Users\Chadd\Desktop\Shortcuts\Url Shortcuts.py", line 43, in pickleGrab
    shortcutDict = pickle.load(file)
_pickle.UnpicklingError: pickle data was truncated

[Gribouillis]

Then the file looks corrupted, try to recreate it.

[SheeppOSU]

I'll try that