suddenly '\b' become 'x08'

[dwiga]

Hi,
I have a code like this :

a = 'D:\\AvosLab\\digital_scale\\base\\data.db'
print(a)

Output:
'D:\\AvosLab\\digital_scale\x08ase\\data.db'

how to get rid of this?

[buran]

I don't think the output is consistent with this code. i.e. it is from interactive prompt and the string has single \ in front of b

Python 3.5.2 (default, Jul 17 2016, 00:00:00) 
[GCC 4.8.4] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> a = 'D:\\AvosLab\\digital_scale\\base\\data.db'
>>> print(a)
D:\AvosLab\digital_scale\base\data.db
>>> a = 'D:\\AvosLab\\digital_scale\base\\data.db'
>>> print(a)
D:\AvosLab\digital_scalase\data.db
>>> a
'D:\\AvosLab\\digital_scale\x08ase\\data.db'

[dwiga]

I don't think the output is consistent with this code. i.e. it is from interactive prompt and the string has single \ in front of b

Python 3.5.2 (default, Jul 17 2016, 00:00:00) 
[GCC 4.8.4] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> a = 'D:\\AvosLab\\digital_scale\\base\\data.db'
>>> print(a)
D:\AvosLab\digital_scale\base\data.db
>>> a = 'D:\\AvosLab\\digital_scale\base\\data.db'
>>> print(a)
D:\AvosLab\digital_scalase\data.db
>>> a
'D:\\AvosLab\\digital_scale\x08ase\\data.db'

so, what should i do?

[buran]

for start - show us your actual code and output.

general answer would be one of this:
1. use double backslash instead of one
2.use raw string
3.use forward slash, instead of backslash

[gruntfutuk]

The backslash is used as an escape character, so \n for example means newline. \\ is used to indicate a literal backslash. Thus, if you want to be able to print \\ you need to include \\\\ in your strings.

(When reading text from a file, python will store \ as \\ for this reason.)

You can also store raw literal string (note the r before the string):

Output:
>>> a = r'D:\\AvosLab\\digital_scale\\base\\data.db'
>>> print(a)
D:\\AvosLab\\digital_scale\\base\\data.db

[snippsat]

, if you want to be able to print \\ you need to include \\\\ in your strings

No 2 is enough,no need for 4.

You can also store raw literal string (note the r before the string):

When using raw string you don't double up.

>>> a = r'D:\AvosLab\digital_scale\base\data.db'
>>> # It's 2
>>> a
'D:\\AvosLab\\digital_scale\\base\\data.db'

>>> # When print show 1
>>> print(a)
D:\AvosLab\digital_scale\base\data.db

Other way is also okay.

>>> a = 'D:/AvosLab/digital_scale/base/data.db'
>>> print(a)
D:/AvosLab/digital_scale/base/data.db

Just don't use single \.

>>> s = '\b'
>>> s
'\x08'

[wavic]

3.use forward slash, instead of backslash

+1

[dwiga]

3.use forward slash, instead of backslash

+1

it's generated, I don't know how to change it to forward slash

[wavic]

a = 'D:\\AvosLab\\digital_scale\\base\\data.db'

a = a.replace('\\', '/')

a
'D:/AvosLab/digital_scale/base/data.db'

[dwiga]

a = 'D:\\AvosLab\\digital_scale\\base\\data.db'

a = a.replace('\\', '/')

a
'D:/AvosLab/digital_scale/base/data.db'

can I go to the directory using this format ('D:/AvosLab/digital_scale/base/data.db') with python?