os.path.split(path) is replacing numbers with letters. Help me prevent that

Asked May 14 '19 at 22:25

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I am using the os module to manipulate some files but have run into an issue. The module appears to be replacing all the strings of 106 with an 'f'.

import os
k = "R:\106xx  2300 Delaware\10628\10628-001\F5 - Drawings and Specifications\DOC\Fire Marshal Wet Signed"
parts = os.path.split(k)
print(parts)

I was hoping for something like

(R:\106xx 2300 Delaware\10628\10628-001\F5 - Drawings and Specifications\DOC\, "Fire Marshal Wet Signed")

instead the output is:

('R:Fxx 2300 DelawareF28F28-001\F5 - Drawings and Specifications\DOC', 'Fire Marshal Wet Signed')

where did the 'F's come from? How do I avoid this?

Edit: Additional evidence of this behavior

asked May 14 '19 at 22:25

constdoc constdoc

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`\106` is not what you think it is in a Python string. (Nothing at all to do with `os.path.split()`; the string has the wrong characters from the moment it's first instantiated). – Charles Duffy May 14 '19 at 22:31
Use forward slashes instead of backslashes, **or** use raw strings, **or** double up your backslashes so they're literal. – Charles Duffy May 14 '19 at 22:32
Thanks for prompt reply. – constdoc constdoc May 14 '19 at 22:40

os.path.split(path) is replacing numbers with letters. Help me prevent that

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