SyntaxError (unicode error) when trying to read Matlab file in Python

Question

I am trying to read a Matlab file in Python, but it gives an error. Can anyone help me out?

I run the following code:

from scipy.io import loadmat
data = loadmat('C:\Users\Sakraan\Desktop\stomachpain.mat')

but I get the following error:

data = loadmat('C:\Users\Sakraan\Desktop\stomachpain.mat')
                ^
SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in
position 2-3: truncated \UXXXXXXXX escape

Answer 1

The \\U from your path relating to C:\\Users... is an Unicode escape. In order to get your path to work you would have to duplicate all of the backslashes.

Answer 2

你必须复制所有的反斜杠