Peter Hansen wrote:
> Kent Johnson wrote:
>
>> The simplest fix is to use raw strings for all your Windows path needs:
>> os.path.isfile(r'c:\bookmarks.html')
>> os.path.isfile(r'c:\wumpus.c')
>
>
> Simpler still is almost always to use forward slashes instead:
>
> os.path.isfile('c:/bookmarks.html')
> os.path.isfile('c:/wumpus.c')
>
> The only time this doesn't really work is when you pass the path to the
> Windows "shell". Or when you naively compare paths without using
> something like normpath() on them first...
I often copy paths from Windows Explorer and paste them into Python
strings. (I hate typing paths!) Raw strings are much handier in that
case - no editing required on the path.
Kent
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