[Tutor] list index out of range error

VanL vlindberg@verio.net
Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:36:54 -0700


On Unix, you are right.  On Windows,  that doesn't work.  At least, I can't make it
work.


-V-

Deirdre Saoirse wrote:

> On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, VanL wrote:
>
> > This works:
> >  os.system('\\Progra~1\\Intern~1\\IEXPLORE.EXE')
> >
> > (Using dos filenames to get around the unescapable spaces in directory names)
>
> Spaces are escapable; perhaps not on Windows, but a single \ should do it.
>
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