python windows path raw string

Question

When I run

path = "C:\windows\System32\wininit.exe"
sub = (subprocess.run(["powershell.exe", "Get-Filehash", path, "-Algorithm", "md5"], capture_output=True))

I get this error:

So I tried:

path = r"C:\windows\System32\wininit.exe"
path = "C:/windows/System32/wininit.exe"
path = r"C:/windows/System32/wininit.exe"

Still get the same error, and I have run out of options. please help me fix this, when I run it it always shows that it is trying to run 'c:\\windows\\system32\\winit.exe' even though it should only be 1 backslash.

Update: I should mention that: The code works for other paths however, not for all. And for the ones that do not work, I try to run it in the powershell individuall by Get-Filehash path -Algorithm md5 and it works, but just not when I run it with Python. Because this is the case, I think the code works but for some files it does not, although it should. So I think I need a solution for that!

Answer 1

Perhaps try using 2 backslashes, like so:

path = "C:\\windows\\System32\\wininit.exe"