[issue17280] path.basename and ntpath.basename functions returns an incorrect file name in Windows 7

2013-02-23 Thread Eric V. Smith
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[issue17280] path.basename and ntpath.basename functions returns an incorrect file name in Windows 7

2013-02-23 Thread STINNER Victor
STINNER Victor added the comment: > print os.path.basename ("C:\Users\Alkor\Desktop\a3434.raw") Ah, it's a common trap of the Python syntax (and PHP, and C, and ... languages). "\" is a special character, you have to escape it: "\\". "C:\\Users\\Alkor\\Desktop\\a3434.raw" or simply use the "r

[issue17280] path.basename and ntpath.basename functions returns an incorrect file name in Windows 7

2013-02-23 Thread Alex
New submission from Alex: 1. I created file ("C:\Users\Alkor\Desktop\a3434.raw") on my desktop 2. Tried to get the file name from the absolute path Actual result: C:\Users\Alkor>python Python 2.7.3 (default, Apr 10 2012, 23:24:47) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright",