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When I run this in python:

print "\bin\example.exe"

it prints

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I think this is because the "\b" is being picked up as a regular expression.

Any help is appreciated!

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  • Use double backslash (i.e., ` \\ ` instead of ` \ `). Commented Apr 2, 2015 at 4:21
  • try print r"\bin\example.exe" Commented Apr 2, 2015 at 4:21

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You are correct about the \b being the issue, it is using \ as the escape character.

There are two ways of dealing with backslashes in Python:

  • The first is to use a double back slash "\\" which prints as \; and
  • The second is to put a r before the string to everything is printed as written such as r"asdf\jk" which will print asdf\jk.
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You would generally escape out \ with an extra \. So your string would be

>>> print "\\bin\\example.exe"
\bin\example.exe
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You need double backslashes \\ otherwise python thinks they are escape sequences:

print "\\bin\\example.exe"

Look here for more information on string literals and escape sequences.

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escape the backslashes with backlashes

print "\\bin\\example.exe"
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Thanks! All the comments and answers worked but you were first.
Look at @AER's answer. It is more comprehensive.

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