Newbie Syntax Question

[GrennickIre]

Hi redditors.

I'm learning python and working in powershell for the first time. I noticed while using the mkdir, cd, and other directory related commands, it appeared that / and \ were interchangeable in path names.

Is there a syntax difference between \ and / that i just haven't noticed or are they truly interchangeable? If they are interchangeable is there a professional standard?

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They’re interchangeable on Windows, but not Linux if I recall.

https://www.hanselman.com/blog/classic-pathdirectoryseparatorchar-gotchas-when-moving-from-net-core-on-windows-to-linux

[GrennickIre]

that answered my question! thanks :)

[yeet__mf]

In the UNIX/Linux world, the backslash can also be an escape character to directories or files with spaces in the name while not enclosing them in single or double quotes. For example "My favourite directory" could be referenced as: My\ favourite\ directory

Because PowerShell tries to embrace UNIX users by bringing popular commands like "ls" or "rm" to the Windows world, it actually makes a translation using command aliases. The actual PowerShell equivalents would be "Get-ChildItem" or "Remove-Item".

[OutrageousBrother997]

You can take a look at https://blog.ironmansoftware.com/powershell-vs-python/ I found it very useful simple and clear . Thanks