Spyder: Directory name starting with number is not included into the path

[ahmetanildindar]

Dear all,
I've noticed a funny problem for Spyder 3.5.2 in Windows 10. The directories' names starting with a number is not included into the path string as seen below.
First picture shows the existence of the directory and the Spyder.
Second picture shows that Spyder can not recognize the path.
__The solution I found ;__
Third picture shows that manuelly adding "\" is the solution.

However, manuel correction should not be the best way. Am I missing some point in the configuration of Spyder 3.5?

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Versions and main components

• Spyder Version: 3.5.2
• Python Version: 3
• Operating system: Windows 10

Dependencies

jedi >=0.8.1 : 0.9.0 (OK)
matplotlib >=1.0 : 1.5.3 (OK)
nbconvert >=4.0 : 4.2.0 (OK)
numpy >=1.7 : 1.11.1 (OK)
pandas >=0.13.1 : 0.18.1 (OK)
pep8 >=0.6 : 1.7.0 (OK)
pyflakes >=0.6.0 : 1.3.0 (OK)
pygments >=2.0 : 2.1.3 (OK)
pylint >=0.25 : 1.5.4 (OK)
qtconsole >=4.2.0: 4.2.1 (OK)
rope >=0.9.4 : 0.9.4-1 (OK)
sphinx >=0.6.6 : 1.4.6 (OK)
sympy >=0.7.3 : 1.0 (OK)

[ccordoba12]

What's the translation of the WindowsError in your second screenshot?

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@mariacamilaremolinagutierrez, please work on this one.

[mariacamilarg]

@ccordoba12 I have not been able to reproduce this error. The translation in the second screenshot is: "File name, directory name, or volume tag syntax is incorrect". But I could not get that error, it worked for me.

However I do no thave Windows 10, I have 8. I suspect this is not a spyder error but a python config one.

@ahmetanildindar could you please try executing all of that in the ipython console?

[ccordoba12]

@mariacamilaremolinagutierrez, this problem could arise if you run a file from a memory stick.

Could you try that please?

[ahmetanildindar]

Dear Maria,
It was not a memory stick.

I tried your test script in Windows 7 and Windows 10 and get the following error.
Windows 10

Windows 7

I tried the script in the console

C:\Users\User\Desktop\2016_1208-test

Windows 7

It seemss something is wrong.

However if I use "/" instead of "\", I get some point.

Windows 10

Windows 10

It is funny :)

++Ahmet

[mariacamilarg]

@ahmetanildindar I got the same errors and I had to use "/" instead of "\" and it worked. Did you try running the script inside spyder with the "/"? To see if there is in fact a problem with spyder (because now we now it works in the console alone).

I am sorry I can't help as fast, I haven't been able to reproduce the initial error message so I depend on what you run.

[ahmetanildindar]

Seems problematic...

Windows 7

Windows 10

Using "/" instead "\" in Spyder works for Win 7 but not for Win 10

[mariacamilarg]

@ahmetanildindar It works in both, check that in Windows 10 it printed the directory, but you got a deprecation warning. I believe then your error with "\" is python related, not spyder. However in order to solve the "\" problem anywhere write an r before the string, something like r'C:\Users\MariaCamila' and that will let you use it.

[ahmetanildindar]

ok, I will keep this in mind. Thanks for prompt replies.

Greetings from Istanbul.

++Ahmet

[mariacamilarg]

@ccordoba12 Could we close this issue?

[ccordoba12]

Sure!

[ahmetanildindar]

I appreciate your help.

Greetings from İstanbul.

++Ahmet

28 Ara 2016 19:23 tarihinde "Carlos Cordoba" [e-mail]
yazdı:

Closed #3783 https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder/issues/3783.

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