Windows paths break my print — \n in the middle of the path

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1. CHCharlieH11 Sep, 10:46 Solutionreplies: 2

   \n and \t inside a normal string are escape sequences (new line, tab). Your path happens to contain them.

   Options:

   print("C:\\new_folder\\test.txt")   # double backslashes
   print(r"C:\new_folder\test.txt")    # raw string, backslashes kept as they are
   print("C:/new_folder/test.txt")     # forward slashes work on Windows too
   1. AMAmeliaRunsOP11 Sep, 14:33

      Raw string it is. Never knew forward slashes work on Windows!
   2. NONoahLoops11 Sep, 17:34

      For real projects look at pathlib, it handles separators for you.
2. FRFreyaL11 Sep, 20:48

   This is the classic Windows trap. Took me a whole evening the first time.