os.listdir path error

[vedrandekovic]

Hello

Here is my simple listdir example:

>>import os
os.listdir("C :\Python24\") # This directory relly exists

Here is my error:

WindowsError: [Errno 3] The system cannot find the path specified: 'l/
*.*'

Regards,
Vedran

[Jerry Hill]

On 8/3/07, ve***********@v-programs.com <ve***********@ v-programs.comwro te:

Hello

Here is my simple listdir example:

>import os
os.listdir("C: \Python24\") # This directory relly exists

Here is my error:

WindowsError: [Errno 3] The system cannot find the path specified: 'l/
*.*'

That's a somewhat surprising error. Under 2.5, I get a more helpful
error message:

>>import os
os.listdir("C :\Python25\")

SyntaxError: EOL while scanning single-quoted string

That's because I've escaped the closing quote of the string with \".
Use this instead:

>>os.listdir("C :\\Python25\\")

or

>>os.listdir("C :/Python25/")

since windows is usually happy to use forward slashes instead of
backslashes in directory names.

--
Jerry

[kyosohma]

On Aug 3, 2:50 pm, [e-mail] wrote:

Hello

Here is my simple listdir example:

>import os
os.listdir("C: \Python24\") # This directory relly exists

Here is my error:

WindowsError: [Errno 3] The system cannot find the path specified: 'l/
*.*'

Regards,
Vedran

I get "SyntaxErro r: EOL while scanning single-quoted string", which is
what should happen when you escape the double-quotes at the end. Not
sure how you're getting that WindowsErrors.

If I do os.listdir('c:\ python24') instead, it works fine.

Mike

[Tim Roberts]

ky******@gmail. com wrote:

>
I get "SyntaxErro r: EOL while scanning single-quoted string", which is
what should happen when you escape the double-quotes at the end. Not
sure how you're getting that WindowsErrors.

If I do os.listdir('c:\ python24') instead, it works fine.

Yes, but only by accident. It will fail again if you try to do
os.listdir('c:\ tmp'). You need to use the right quoting.
--
Tim Roberts, ti**@probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.