[Tutor] raw_input a directory path

[Spencer Parker]

In these files I also have some special characters I need to remove, but I
cannot figure out how to specify this.

I need to remove a vertical tab and a formfeed character.  How would I
specify to remove these characters?  I have tried \v and \f

On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Spencer Parker <inthefridge at gmail.com>wrote:

> I figured out the issue...for some reason it works with the trailing slash,
> but not without it.  Once I do that...everything is all good...
>
>
> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Dave Angel <davea at ieee.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Spencer Parker wrote:
>>
>>> Here is the code:
>>> http://dpaste.com/hold/193862/
>>>
>>> <http://dpaste.com/hold/193862/>It still isn't working for me.  I don't
>>> see
>>> it hitting the first for loop or even the second one.  It runs without an
>>> error at all.
>>>
>>> I am inputing the directory as: \\Documents\ and\
>>> Settings\\user\\Desktop\\test
>>>
>>>
>> When using raw_input(), no characters are substituted and none need
>> escaping.  It's not a literal to need double-backslashing, and it's not a
>> Unix shell, to need escaping of the space character.  What you type is what
>> you get, other than things like backspace and enter.
>>
>> Prove it to yourself with print, and then type it straight.  You might
>> also add an extra (untested) :
>>
>> if  not (os.path.exists(directory) and os.path.isdir(directory)):
>>  print "Not a valid directory"
>>
>>
>> DaveA
>>
>>
>
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