Actually, \0 is the null. Mike's suggestion is correct, but also take a look at the os.path module to avoid the pain.
FWIW, the board doesn't like it either :-/ I had to escape the backslash or it shows as "0".
What Mike said...
Actually, \0 is the null. Mike's suggestion is correct, but also take a look at the os.path module to avoid the pain.
FWIW, the board doesn't like it either :-/ I had to escape the backslash or it shows as "0". |
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Thanks for the correction.
There's an awful lot of stuff in the python standard library! :-)
I too found that you can do "\\" and "\0" here - you just have to double the number of backslashes you want to be visible. Apparently this "null in a string" issue is something that python web programmers have to think about - http://lucumr.pocoo....as-web-developer/ Thanks. Cheers, Scott. |
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Backslashes are for escaping things
Including backslashes. Working as designed.
Regards,
-scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson. |
Well that was fun. A NULL in a directory name?
- (Another Scott)
- (12)
- Jan. 31, 2012, 02:48:18 PM EST
There is also a difference...
- (folkert)
- Jan. 31, 2012, 03:17:01 PM EST
Re: Well that was fun. A NULL in a directory name?
- (mvitale)
- (4)
- Jan. 31, 2012, 03:48:32 PM EST
What Mike said...
- (scoenye)
- (2)
- Jan. 31, 2012, 07:30:19 PM EST
Thanks for the correction.
- (Another Scott)
- Jan. 31, 2012, 07:54:29 PM EST
Backslashes are for escaping things
- (malraux)
- Jan. 31, 2012, 08:16:35 PM EST
It's an easy fix.
- (Another Scott)
- Jan. 31, 2012, 07:44:51 PM EST
for what it's worth
- (lincoln)
- (3)
- Jan. 31, 2012, 03:51:17 PM EST
It's not an OS issue, it a python method issue.
- (Another Scott)
- (2)
- Jan. 31, 2012, 07:47:38 PM EST
Not just Python
- (scoenye)
- (1)
- Jan. 31, 2012, 08:03:35 PM EST
Null terminated strings are evil.
- (Another Scott)
- Jan. 31, 2012, 08:28:55 PM EST
This is, of course, actually a Windows bug.
- (static)
- (1)
- Jan. 31, 2012, 08:13:53 PM EST
Blame Kildall.
- (Another Scott)
- Jan. 31, 2012, 08:22:48 PM EST
