NEWbie asks "is Python a good tool for automated file/folder generation?"

[Chris Barker]

Peter Hansen wrote:
> Better to learn to use raw-strings, with an "r" in front,
> as in path = r"c:\this is a safe path" or better yet,
> either forward slashes always: path = "c:/this works too".

Or even better, use os.path.join(), you never know when you will
encounter a Mac. (of course, if it's OSX, the above will work as well)

-Chris

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