title: Python windows path slash
body: <p>I am facing a very basic problem using directory path in python script. When I do copy path from the windows explorer, it uses backward slash as path seperator which is causing problem.</p>
  
  <pre><code>&gt;&gt;&gt; x
  'D:\testfolder'
  &gt;&gt;&gt; print x
  D:      estfolder
  &gt;&gt;&gt; print os.path.normpath(x)
  D:      estfolder
  &gt;&gt;&gt; print os.path.abspath(x)
  D:\     estfolder
  &gt;&gt;&gt; print x.replace('\\','/')
  D:      estfolder
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Can some one please help me to fix this.</p>