Appending string input to a list

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I'm using Python 2.7 and developing an application in both Ubuntu and Windows. On Windows it works fine---no issues. But on Ubuntu it seems to be doing something odd on this bit:

numberoffiles = raw_input('\nHow many files would you like to compare? ')
numberoffiles = int(numberoffiles)

filelist = []
for i in range(numberoffiles):
    myfilename = raw_input('\nEnter a file path: ')
    filelist.append(myfilename)
print filelist

I'm expecting a list of file names in the format:

['path/to/file1.ext','path/to/file2.ext',...]

But Python is adding double quotes and spaces, so that I get:

["'/path/to/file1.ext' ", "'/path/to/file2.ext' ",...]

If it's a quirk, I can get around it, but I'd like to understand what I'm doing wrong or what exactly is happening here. Any answers would be appreciated.

What's the exact input you are giving it on each of the platforms? — NPE
– NPE, Commented Apr 19, 2013 at 5:23

rvini · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-19 08:04:30Z

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You will need to check your input. If you are giving the input as '/path/filename' then even on windows you will have the double quotes added. Ensure you don't add quotes when you are providing the input.

answered Apr 19, 2013 at 8:04

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NPE · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-19 05:29:46Z

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My money is on the extra quotes (and trailing spaces) being part of the input you are providing to the script.

answered Apr 19, 2013 at 5:29

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