python replaces single backlash with double when using extend

Asked May 17 '17 at 12:08

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The below code is extending the list but inserting double backslashes "\\".

How do i get it to only extend to the list with one backslash "\"?

x =["env1","env2","env3"]
j=[]

for env in x:
    q="\\\\servername\path"+env+"\path"
    w="\\\\servername\path"+env+"\path"
    j.extend((q,w))

print j  # ['\\\\\\\servername\\\pathenv1\\\\path',...]

I have tried converting it to a raw string but still get the same problem:

x =["env1","env2","env3"]
j=[]

for env in x:
    q=r"\servername\path"+env+"\path"
    w=r"\\servername\path"+env+"\path"
    j.extend((q,w))

print j  # [\\\servername\\\path\\\path', '\\\\\\\servername\\\\path\\\path',...]

edited May 17 '17 at 12:13

Ma0

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asked May 17 '17 at 12:08

Tom Mart

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what are you trying to do? maybe you should use `os.path.join()`? – Chris_Rands May 17 '17 at 12:11
i want the output to be \\\\servername\path\path and then extend it to list 'j' – Tom Mart May 17 '17 at 12:13
@TomMart Just use `os.path.join()` as @Chris suggested. `extend` has nothing to do with your problem which is not a real problem to begin with because the addition of the extra slashes does not corrupt the paths. – Ma0 May 17 '17 at 12:16
I understand now thanks – Tom Mart May 17 '17 at 12:22

python replaces single backlash with double when using extend

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