Launch file in Notepad

[George]

Richie Hindle wrote:
>>By the way, b1 comes from a command line parameter, so the user enters 
>>c:\test.txt as command line parameter.
> 
> 
> How are you prompting the user?  When I run this:
> 
> import os
> b1=raw_input("Enter a filename: ")
> os.system('notepad.exe ' + b1)
> 
> and enter c:\test.txt, it works as expected.

So it does with me, but the user does not enter the filename, he 
launches my Python script file from the DOS-prompt with a command line 
parameter, for example:

test.py c:\test.txt

In that case the \ escapes the t. (read on!)

That is, until now. For some very strange reason it suddenly works as 
expected. I don't understand it anymore, but never mind. Maybe I changed 
my little proggie somehow, causing it accidentally to work. Thanks anyway.

George