Python - Three Ways Python Can Handle Windows File Path
Hello programmers,
There are times when you input a file path to read to Python and then run the code you found the error: Python error - unicodeescape codec can't decode byte.
This error is caused by the difference in how paths are set in Windows. On Linux, a path is set like/this , but on Windows, they're set C:\like\this. The \ character is an escape character in Python. [1]
So, here are three ways Python can handle Windows file path or a.k.a to escape codec can't decode byte error:
1. Put 'r' character in front of filepath.
2. Put '\' character in front of every '\' in filepath.
3. Change all '\' characters in the filepath with '/' character.
