trouble using "\" as a string

[OriginalBrownster]

Hi there...

I'm still pretty new to turbogears. but i have gotten pretty familiar
with it

i'm just trying to clear something up, i'm having a difficult time
using \ when declaring a string expression

such as tempname="\"..it says that the line is single qouted.

i want this because using python I am pulling in filenames from a
mac..thus they are "/" in the pathways..and i want to .split it at the
"/" to obtain the filename at the end...but its proving diffucult with
this obstacle in the way.

Why is this happening??