python 2.7.12 on Linux behaving differently than on Windows

[Chris Angelico]

On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 10:03 AM, Marko Rauhamaa <marko at pacujo.net> wrote:
> I find it a bit annoying that "/" cannot be used in Linux filenames.
> Slashes have very common everyday uses and it's a pity they are
> reserved. Instead, ASCII control characters are allowed, which is of no
> use.

How would you do otherwise? How do you separate directories in a path?
Remember, it needs to be easy to type, and easy to read. You could
pick some other keyboard character, but you won't really gain much.

ChrisA