Python - os.rename() - OSError: [WinError 123]

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path='U:\\rmarshall\Work For Staff\\ROB\\_Downloads Folder\\'
file='file.pdf'
newFileName=time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d_')+row[1]+time.strftime('_%H:%M:%S')+'.pdf'
newFolderLocation='U:\\Company - do not alter\\'

os.rename(path+file,newFolderLocation+newFileName)

When I run I get:

>>> os.rename(path+file,newFolderLocation+newFileName)

OSError: [WinError 123] The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is 
incorrect: 'U:/Company - do not alter/2014-01-14_COMPANY NAME_13:55:23.pdf'

Can anyone see the syntax error?

I think you have to escape the spaces too, with `\ ` – thefourtheye Jan 14 '14 at 14:09 — thefourtheye, Jan 14 '14 at 14:09

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 14 '14 at 14:10

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The colon : is not allowed in Windows file names.

See Naming Files, Paths, and Namespaces on MSDN

answered Jan 14 '14 at 14:10

Janne Karila

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 07 '20 at 09:54

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the error is due to the fact that windows doesn not support charcter "" in the names. Your shuld modify this by replacing "\n" with "".

answered Jul 07 '20 at 09:54

ionut Lungu

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GAUTAM PARMAR · Answer 3 · 2021-03-15T07:40:58.020

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please check your urls file name in (urls.py) name is correct or not because i was get same issue during my python-Django project . hope my answers is useful for you.

edited Mar 15 '21 at 07:40

answered Mar 13 '21 at 13:28

GAUTAM PARMAR

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Python - os.rename() - OSError: [WinError 123]

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