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Encode file path properly using python

I am trying to open files by getting the path from a dictionary. Some of the file names have commas (,) and other such characters which when used give a "no such file found error"

For instance the following file path will not open: foo,%20bar.mp3

If characters like commas exist then it should be encoded as : foo%2C%20bar.mp3

Can anyone tell me how to do this?

Solution

  • You may need pathname2url

    Python 2.x (docs)

    >>> from urllib import pathname2url 
>>> pathname2url('foo, bar.mp3')
'foo%2C%20bar.mp3'

    Python 3.x (docs)

    >>> from urllib.request import pathname2url
>>> pathname2url('foo, bar.mp3')
'foo%2C%20bar.mp3'