What's the Scoop on \\ for Paths? (Win)

[W. eWatson]

I'm sure that \\ is used in some way for paths in Win Python, but I have 
not found anything after quite a search. I even have a six page pdf on a 
file tutorial. Nothing. Two books. Nothing. When I try to open a file 
along do I need, for example, "Events\\record\\year\\today"? Are paths 
like, ".\\Events" allowed, or am I mixing up my Linux memory on this?