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Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> writes:

> When working with Windows paths, you should make a habit of either 
> escaping every backslash:
>
>     u"c:\\automation_common\\Python\\TestCases\\list_dir_script.txt"
>
> using a raw-string:
>
>     ur"c:\automation_common\Python\TestCases\list_dir_script.txt"
>
> or just use forward slashes:
>
>     u"c:/automation_common/Python/TestCases/list_dir_script.txt"

The latter should be preferred, in case Python3 compatibility is a goal.

ciao, lele.
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