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[–] [email protected] 97 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I hate that I need to use escape characters when creating something for windows.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Python raw strings to the rescue!

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 day ago

Pathlib is the answer.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Nobody is stopping you from using forward slashes. Python will translate the path for the current platform.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago

Python doesn't have to. Windows supports both out of the box. Has been for many, many years

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago

Try pathlib. All your problems solved.