Run python script from enthought canopy with an absolute path as an argument

Question

I would like to run a python script from enthought canopy v1.5.0.2717, either in mac or windows, and provide a absolute file path as an argument using the run configuration dialog.

In the run configuration I put an argument (for example):

'/Users/dir/Data/University stuff/CQT/Data/ScriptRunFolder/testingPythonRfRamp.xml' 

The my script contains the following code:

import sys
print sys.argv[1]

I then click "run" and the printed string is:

'/Users/dir/Data/University'

Another example is using the path:

'C:\User\Program files\test.txt'

and it prints

'C:UserProgram'

It looks like it splits the path at the spaces, and deletes the "\".

Running the script from the command line like:

$python myScript.py '/Users/dir/Data/University stuff/CQT/Data/ScriptRunFolder/testingPythonRfRamp.xml'

Results in the correct printed string:

'/Users/dir/Data/University stuff/CQT/Data/ScriptRunFolder/testingPythonRfRamp.xml'

How can I achieve the same result using Canopy?

Answer 1

The shell will group everything within double-quotes into a single parameter, not single quotes.

>type showme.py
import sys
print(sys.argv[1:])


>python showme.py 'i am sad'
["'i", 'am', "sad'"]
>python showme.py "i am happy"
['i am happy']