Adding Character in String

Question

If I have a string like this:

str = C:\Users\PB\Desktop\Arsiv

How can I append character '\' in this string like this:

str = C:\\Users\\PB\\Desktop\\Arsiv

str = C:\Users\PB\Desktop\Arsiv is not valid Python syntax. Are you sure you tagged the right language? — Kevin
– Kevin, Commented Jan 4, 2016 at 16:29
@vaultah I need to save an image to a folder . I get the path from database and it gives me the first string . So I need to add '\\' character for adding image to the folder — Cahit Yıldırım
– Cahit Yıldırım, Commented Jan 4, 2016 at 17:37

mattsap · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-04 16:29:35Z

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You'll need to escape the \ . So, for every instance of a backslash character, replace it with 2 backslash characters.

astr.replace("\\", "\\\\")

answered Jan 4, 2016 at 16:29

mattsap

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Soson · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-04 16:30:34Z

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You might try raw strings by using an r or R prefix.

str = r'C:\\Users\\PB\\Desktop\\Arsiv'

answered Jan 4, 2016 at 16:30

Soson

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Raw strings are used to not enter escape-sequence hell.