Python open file unicode error

Question

I\'m learning how to open a file in Python, but when I type the path to the file I want to open, a window pops up, saying \"(unicode error) \'unicodeescape codec can\'t deco

Answer 1

One obvious problem is that you're using a normal string, not a raw string. In

open ("C:\Users\Rajrishi\Documents\MyJava\text.txt") 
                                         ^^

the \t is interpreted as a tab character, not a literal backslash, followed by t.

Use one of the following:

open("C:\\Users\\Rajrishi\\Documents\\MyJava\\text.txt") # meh
open(r"C:\Users\Rajrishi\Documents\MyJava\text.txt")     # better
open("C:/Users/Rajrishi/Documents/MyJava/text.txt")      # also possible