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Zayed Azam
Zayed Azam

Reputation: 83

syntax unicode error pygame

In a project I'm working on, I have to load a few dozen images. However if i try to load any of them, like this:

twoc = pygame.image.load("C:\Users\Z & Z Azam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\Scripts\Cards\2_of_clubs.png")

I get this message:

    "C:\Users\Z & Z Azam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\python.exe" "C:/Users/Z & Z Azam/Desktop/New folder (2)/Python Stuff/PycharmProjects/ProjectGambler/Graphics-Cards.py"
  File "C:/Users/Z & Z Azam/Desktop/New folder (2)/Python Stuff/PycharmProjects/ProjectGambler/Graphics-Cards.py", line 16
    twoc = pygame.image.load("C:\Users\Z & Z Azam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\Scripts\Cards\2_of_clubs.png")  # Lines 15-66 bring all the cards into the program
                            ^
SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated \UXXXXXXXX escape

I have no idea what I did wrong. Is there anyone who can help me?

UPDATE: So I've gone and replaced every \ in the file addresses with /. Again, it works perfectly until:

    "C:\Users\Z & Z Azam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\python.exe" "C:/Users/Z & Z Azam/Desktop/New folder (2)/Python Stuff/PycharmProjects/ProjectGambler/Graphics-Cards.py"
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:/Users/Z & Z Azam/Desktop/New folder (2)/Python Stuff/PycharmProjects/ProjectGambler/Graphics-Cards.py", line 28, in <module>
    fivc = pygame.image.load("C:/Users/Z & Z Azam/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python35/Scripts/Cards/5_of_clubs")
pygame.error: Couldn't open C:/Users/Z & Z Azam/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python35/Scripts/Cards/5_of_clubs

Process finished with exit code 1

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1037

Answers (2)

Łukasz Rogalski
Łukasz Rogalski

Reputation: 23233

Minimal example that exposes the error:

s = "\U"

In Python backslash is used as escape sequence and \Uxxxx pattern is used to declare unicode characters while keeping source code ascii-only. By using \Users in your string, string after \U is invalid hex number, therefore exception is raised.

Quickest fix - mark string as raw:

s = r"C:\Users\Z & Z Azam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\Scripts\Cards\2_of_clubs.png

Upvotes: 2

Chris
Chris

Reputation: 22963

Basically you need to add a escape slash the other slash in your string. So you will end up with two slashes, like so:

twoc = pygame.image.load("C:\\Users\\Z & Z Azam\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python35\\Scripts\\Cards\\2_of_clubs.png")

Or the other way you go about this, is to change your backslash to a forward slash:

  twoc = pygame.image.load("C:/Users/Z & Z Azam/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python35/Scripts/Cards/2_of_clubs.png")

Upvotes: 1

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