Windows paths with spaces in Python's `os`

Source: Dev.to

Dealing with spaces in file paths

When a file path contains spaces, you need to ensure the string is interpreted correctly by Python. You can either:

• Use a raw string (r"...") to avoid escaping backslashes.
• Escape each backslash (\\) manually.

Using a raw string

import os

# Correct: Use 'r' before the string to create a raw string
path_with_spaces = r"F:\python\New folder (2)"

if os.path.isdir(path_with_spaces):
    print(f"'{path_with_spaces}' is a directory.")
else:
    print(f"'{path_with_spaces}' is NOT a directory or does not exist.")

Using escaped backslashes

import os

# Alternative: Escape the backslashes
path_with_spaces_escaped = "F:\\python\\New folder (2)"

if os.path.isdir(path_with_spaces_escaped):
    print(f"'{path_with_spaces_escaped}' is a directory.")
else:
    print(f"'{path_with_spaces_escaped}' is NOT a directory or does not exist.")