Python os.chdir() not changing directory

Question

So, I am following a simple tutorial "Python Tutorial: Automate Parsing and Renaming of Multiple Files" and am already encountering a problem where os.chdir() is not working. I am on a Windows 10 system, running python 3.6, and I have tried using both my regular terminal (which has cygwin installed) and bash on ubuntu on Windows.

Here is the code:

import os

print(os.getcwd())

os.chdir('c:/Users/Michelle Kaiser/Desktop/Lab_Progs/PI3Kalpha')

print(os.getcwd())

Here is the reg terminal:

C:\Users\Michelle Kaiser\Desktop\Lab_Progs>python rename.py
C:\Users\Michelle Kaiser\Desktop\Lab_Progs

C:\Users\Michelle Kaiser\Desktop\Lab_Progs>`

The path that it is returning corresponds to the folder my program is located in. I have moved the program 3 times to verify this. Also, it's obviously returning a path only once, so it's probably not responding to the 2 print statements.

Here is the bash terminal:

mkaiser@ZIPPY:/mnt/c/Users/Michelle Kaiser/Desktop/Lab_Progs$ python rename.py
/mnt/c/Users/Michelle Kaiser/Desktop/Lab_Progs
mkaiser@ZIPPY:/mnt/c/Users/Michelle Kaiser/Desktop/Lab_Progs$

I also tried running the code with os.path.exists() , which did not change the output on either terminal. I have definitely double checked that I am saving my program file from one test to the next. Thanks.

Answer 1

I've been trying to change a file that has no whitespace.

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