Convert backward slash to forward slash in python

Question

Hi I have read articles related converting backward to forward slashes. But sol was to use raw string.

But Problem in my case is :

I will get file path dyna

Answer 1

Handling paths as a mere string could put you into troubles.; even more if the path you are handling is an user input or may vary in unpredictable ways.

Different OS have different way to express the path of a given file, and every modern programming language has own methods to handle paths and file system references. Surely Python and Ruby have it:

• Python: os.path
• Ruby: File and FileUtils

If you really need to handle strings:

• Python: string.replace
• Ruby : string.gsub