OSError: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect

Question

I am trying to create a new dictionary.

import os
import datetime


parent_dir = "E:\\"
directory = "cali"
now = datetime.datetime.utcnow().strftime("%b-%d_%H:%M:%S")

path = os.path.join(parent_dir, directory, now) 

os.makedirs(path)

But I am getting this error:

OSError: [WinError 123] The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect: 'E:\\cali\\Dec-25_07:53:44'

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 25 '19 at 08:17

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you cannot create a folder with : in name , instead replace

now = datetime.datetime.utcnow().strftime("%b-%d_%H_%M_%S")

answered Dec 25 '19 at 08:17

Shijith

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 25 '19 at 08:27

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: is one of the characters that are illegal for naming directories in Windows.

Therefore, you need to replace : in ("%b-%d_%H:%M:%S") with _ to resolve the error.

answered Dec 25 '19 at 08:27

Bikramjeet Singh

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OSError: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect

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