problem with join

[Robert Bossy]

nodrogbrown wrote:
> hi
> i am using python on WinXP..i have a string 'folder ' that i want to
> join to a set of imagefile names to create complete qualified names so
> that i can create objects out of them
>
> folder='F:/brown/code/python/fgrp1'
> filenms=['amber1.jpg', 'amber3.jpg', 'amy1.jpg', 'amy2.jpg']
> filenameslist=[]
> for x in filenms:
> 	myfile=join(folder,x)
> 	filenameslist.append(myfile)
>
> now when i print the filenameslist  i find that it looks like
>
> ['F:/brown/code/python/fgrp1\\amber1.jpg',
> 'F:/brown/code/python/fgrp1\\amber3.jpg', 'F:/brown/code/python/fgrp1\
> \amy1.jpg', 'F:/brown/code/python/fgrp1\\amy2.jpg']
>
> is there some problem with the way i use join? why do i get \\ infront
> of  the basename?
> i would prefer it like 'F:/brown/code/python/fgrp1/basename.jpg',
>   
os.path.join()
http://docs.python.org/lib/module-os.path.html#l2h-2185

vs.

string.join()
http://docs.python.org/lib/node42.html#l2h-379

RB