simple problem with os.rename() parameters - path with spaces

[Tom]

Peter Hansen wrote:
> Tom wrote:
> 
>>I'm having a problem using a path with spaces as a parameter to 
>>os.rename() in a program on WinXP.
>>
>>This works fine at the command line (where the folder "c:\aa bb" exists)
>>
>> > os.rename( "c\aa bb", "c:\cc dd" );
>> >
>>
>>But, I can't get it to work in my program, eg.
>>
>>print SrcDir
>>print NewDir
>>os.rename( SrcDir, NewDir );
>>
>>when I run this I get something like this:
>>
>>"e:\\music\\Joni Mitchell\\ogg-8"
>>"e:\\music.ogg\\Joni Mitchell\\ogg-8"
> 
> 
> What kind of device is drive E: ?  Are you certain it allows spaces in 
> filenames?  Can you do the same renaming *using the same drive* at the 
> command line or from Explorer?
> 
> -Peter

Drive E: is removable, so I was careful to verify that that was a factor 
in the problem.

Yes, I can do the same renaming, with the same drive, at the command line.

I think I put the emphasis in the wrong place in my question.  This 
isn't really about os.rename().  It is about putting a filename with 
spaces into a string object and then using it as a parameter to an 'os' 
command.

Tom.