Re: SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated \UXXXXXXXX escape

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Date	2015-05-09 08:54 +1000
Subject	Re: SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated \UXXXXXXXX escape
From	Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Message-ID	<mailman.263.1431125692.12865.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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On Sat, May 9, 2015 at 5:00 AM,  <zljubisicmob@gmail.com> wrote:
> But it returns the following error:
>
>
> C:\Python34\python.exe C:/Users/bckslash_test.py
>   File "C:/Users/bckslash_test.py", line 4
>     ROOTDIR = 'C:\Users'
>              ^
> SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated \UXXXXXXXX escape

Strong suggestion: Use forward slashes for everything other than what
you show to a human - and maybe even then (some programs have always
printed stuff out that way - zip/unzip, for instance). The backslash
has special meaning in many contexts, and you'll just save yourself so
much trouble...

ROOTDIR = 'C:/Users/zoran'

Problem solved!

ChrisA

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SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated \UXXXXXXXX escape zljubisicmob@gmail.com - 2015-05-08 12:00 -0700
  Re: SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated \UXXXXXXXX escape random832@fastmail.us - 2015-05-08 15:29 -0400
    Re: SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated \UXXXXXXXX escape zljubisicmob@gmail.com - 2015-05-08 13:39 -0700
      Re: SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated \UXXXXXXXX escape Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-09 12:53 +1000
        Re: SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated \UXXXXXXXX escape zljubisicmob@gmail.com - 2015-05-09 03:31 -0700
          Re: SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated \UXXXXXXXX escape Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-05-09 08:25 -0400
            Re: SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated \UXXXXXXXX escape zljubisicmob@gmail.com - 2015-05-10 14:10 -0700
              Re: SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated \UXXXXXXXX escape Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-05-10 21:33 -0400
                Re: SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated \UXXXXXXXX escape zljubisicmob@gmail.com - 2015-05-12 11:57 -0700
          Re: SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated \UXXXXXXXX escape Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-10 01:13 +1000
            Re: SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated \UXXXXXXXX escape Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-10 01:22 +1000
            Re: SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated \UXXXXXXXX escape zljubisicmob@gmail.com - 2015-05-10 14:14 -0700
  Re: SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated \UXXXXXXXX escape MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2015-05-08 20:33 +0100
  Re: SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated \UXXXXXXXX escape Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-09 08:54 +1000

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