Python: How can I remove multiple occurrences of "\\" from a string in Python?

Question

string = "C:\\folder\\important\\week1.xlsx"

I need to extract the file name alone, "week1.xlsx" from this string. But for some reason, it doesn't work.

Those are already single backslashes. They are just escaped. — gre_gor, Feb 03 '22 at 06:56
I a string like this (not raw) a double backslash represents a single backslash. You should consider using raw strings (`r'...'`) when working with backslashes. — Klaus D., Feb 03 '22 at 06:57
Does this answer your question? [Extract file name from path, no matter what the os/path format](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8384737/extract-file-name-from-path-no-matter-what-the-os-path-format) — gre_gor, Feb 03 '22 at 07:01

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 03 '22 at 06:59

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You can use basename:

import os
str(os.path.basename("C:\\folder\\important\\week1.xlsx"))

=> 'week1.xlsx'

answered Feb 03 '22 at 06:59

Martin Půda

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 03 '22 at 07:00

-1

Try:

filename = string[string.rfind('\\')+1:]

answered Feb 03 '22 at 07:00

Andrej Prsa

I'd love to understand why has this been downvoted. It solves the OP's question. – Andrej Prsa Feb 03 '22 at 07:10

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