[issue19844] os.path.split fails on windows path

[Christian Heimes]

Christian Heimes added the comment:

Ah, you fell victim to a classic gotcha. :)
Either you have to quote \ with \\ or you have to use a raw string. Withouth a raw string \t is TAB and \01 is the byte \x01:

>>> import ntpath
>>> fname = r"C:\progs\python\test\target\Amy Winehouse\Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)\01 - Rehab.ogg"
>>> ntpath.split(fname)
('C:\\progs\\python\\test\\target\\Amy Winehouse\\Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)', '01 - Rehab.ogg')

>>> len("\01")
1
>>> "\01" == chr(1)
True
>>> len(r"\01")
3

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nosy: +christian.heimes
status: open -> closed

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