Python WindowsError: [Error 123] The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect
Today in this article, we will cover below aspects,
Issue Description
Python runtime gives below error,
Python WindowsError: [Error 123] The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect
We shall try to solve the Python WindowsError: [Error 123] using some simple best pratices.
Resolution
This issue surfaced while performing read and write to file using python code.
I had my file located in the location below,
C:\Test\file\file-input-thecodebuzz.txt
When using the path in the python code, please follow below,
- Use ‘r’ before any path- The
ris a string literal that it let treat any string as a raw string, which means all escape codes will be ignored.
- Use either double quotes “file-path” or single quote ‘file-path’ to specify the path.
- Don’t use a combination of both “” or ‘
Correct file path is as below,
filepath = r'C:\Test\file\file-input-thecodebuzz.txt'
OR
filepath = r"C:\Test\file\file-input-thecodebuzz.txt"
What is ‘r’ in Python
The r is a string literal that let’s treat any string as a raw string, which means all escape codes will be ignored.
- Without the
r, backslashes are treated as escape characters. - With the
r, backslashes are treated as literal.
For more details please see here
With the above measures , I was able to solved the problem I had.
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