handling paths in python windows code example
Example 1: pathlib path forward or back slahses
>>> import pathlib
>>> p = pathlib.PureWindowsPath(r'\dir\anotherdir\foodir\more')
>>> print(p)
\dir\anotherdir\foodir\more
>>> print(p.as_posix())
/dir/anotherdir/foodir/more
>>> str(p)
'\\dir\\anotherdir\\foodir\\more'
>>> str(p.as_posix())
'/dir/anotherdir/foodir/more'
Example 2: file path in python for windows
outputFileName = 'Destination/With/Forward/Slash/filename.txt'