how to replace '\' with '/' in python string

Question

I need to replace a python string that contains a number of '\':

String = 'A\BBC\CCB\:ABC'
goal = 'A/BBC/CCB/:ABC'

num = String.count('\')
String.replace('\','/')

But I keep getting error message:

SyntaxError: EOL while scanning string literal

Please escape your backslashes with a backslash, i.e. `'A\\BBC\\CCB:ABC'.replace('\\', '/')`. — VisioN, Aug 19 '19 at 16:58

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 19 '19 at 16:58

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The \ character in python has special uses. Eg. "\n" (newLine Character). In order to replace it in a string, you need to use one of the following:

String.replace('\\','/')
String.replace(r'\','/')

The "\" will look for the "\" character. The r'\' will look for the raw interpretation of the string '\'

answered Aug 19 '19 at 16:58

Daniel Glynn

Hey Daniel, for some reason it still doesn't work even I added 'r' – thegeek Aug 19 '19 at 18:12
@thegeek when you are defining your string, make sure it is being defined with the same formatting as well. String = r'A\BBC\CCB\:ABC' or String = 'A\\BBC\\CCB\\:ABC' – Daniel Glynn Aug 19 '19 at 19:03

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 19 '19 at 17:09

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In your case you can do it like this:

string.replace('\\', '/', num)

answered Aug 19 '19 at 17:09

Boris EKUE-HETTAH

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Neither you nor OP makes use of the `num` parameter ... what does this add to the previous answer? – Prune Aug 19 '19 at 17:13
I used `num` parameter as the third parameter to the `replace()` function. This is what I tried to showcase with my anwser. – Boris EKUE-HETTAH Aug 19 '19 at 17:36
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I see that much. I do not see how that applies to the posted problem. – Prune Aug 19 '19 at 17:43

score -2 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 19 '19 at 16:58

-2

Use '\', consider this situation:

print( "He said: \"Something about her.\"" );

answered Aug 19 '19 at 16:58

user3696153

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How is this related to the question? It is not mentioned anywhere about escaping quotes – Tomerikoo Aug 19 '19 at 20:24

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