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Phoenix
Phoenix

Reputation: 4656

Python - os.rename() - OSError: [WinError 123]

path='U:\\rmarshall\Work For Staff\\ROB\\_Downloads Folder\\'
file='file.pdf'
newFileName=time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d_')+row[1]+time.strftime('_%H:%M:%S')+'.pdf'
newFolderLocation='U:\\Company - do not alter\\'

os.rename(path+file,newFolderLocation+newFileName)

When I run I get:

>>> os.rename(path+file,newFolderLocation+newFileName)

OSError: [WinError 123] The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is 
incorrect: 'U:/Company - do not alter/2014-01-14_COMPANY NAME_13:55:23.pdf'

Can anyone see the syntax error?

Upvotes: 5

Views: 26352

Answers (3)

GAUTAM PARMAR
GAUTAM PARMAR

Reputation: 1

please check your urls file name in (urls.py) name is correct or not because i was get same issue during my python-Django project . hope my answers is useful for you.

Upvotes: -1

ionut Lungu
ionut Lungu

Reputation: 9

the error is due to the fact that windows doesn not support charcter "" in the names. Your shuld modify this by replacing "\n" with "".

Upvotes: -1

Janne Karila
Janne Karila

Reputation: 25207

The colon : is not allowed in Windows file names.

See Naming Files, Paths, and Namespaces on MSDN

Upvotes: 11

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