IOError: [Errno 22] invalid mode ('wb') or filename: in windows xp while making tarfile

[Dave Angel]

John Machin wrote:
> Erik Max Francis <max <at> alcyone.com> writes:
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>> Ryniek90 wrote:
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>>> Is its the '|\U' literal fault in path '|C:\\Users\\Ryniek's 
>>> WinSe7en\\MyNewGGBackup(2009-08-23 14:59:02).tar.bz2|' ?
>>>       
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> What is "the '|\U' literal fault" ???
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>> It's probably a misleading error from the OS; I would guess the problem 
>> is that the filename contains colons, which I believe is a no-no on Windows.
>>     
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> The colons are the problem. The error message is not from the OS; it is
> concocted by Python (see fileobject.c) as what appears to be the best possible
> text given  vague error reporting by Windows. I don't understand "probably a
> misleading error [message]" -- invalid mode (actual value) or filename ->
> invalid something-obviously-not-invalid or filename -> invalid filename
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>   
I also suspect the "pipe" symbol. I don't know if it's an invalid 
character to Windows, but it's certainly a bad idea.  The '|' character 
means something special to the shell.

DaveA