John Machin wrote:
Erik Max Francis <max <at> alcyone.com> writes:
Ryniek90 wrote:
Is its the '|\U' literal fault in path '|C:\\Users\\Ryniek's
WinSe7en\\MyNewGGBackup(2009-08-23 14:59:02).tar.bz2|' ?
What is "the '|\U' literal fault" ???
It's probably a misleading error from the OS; I would guess the problem
is that the filename contains colons, which I believe is a no-no on Windows.
The colons are the problem. The error message is not from the OS; it is
concocted by Python (see fileobject.c) as what appears to be the best possible
text given vague error reporting by Windows. I don't understand "probably a
misleading error [message]" -- invalid mode (actual value) or filename ->
invalid something-obviously-not-invalid or filename -> invalid filename
I also suspect the "pipe" symbol. I don't know if it's an invalid
character to Windows, but it's certainly a bad idea. The '|' character
means something special to the shell.
DaveA
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