Using Python, how can I access a shared folder on windows network?
Use forward slashes to specify the UNC Path:
open('//HOST/share/path/to/file')
(if your Python client code is also running under Windows)
How did you try it? Maybe you are working with \
and omit proper escaping.
Instead of
open('\\HOST\share\path\to\file')
use either Johnsyweb's solution with the /
s, or try one of
open(r'\\HOST\share\path\to\file')
or
open('\\\\HOST\\share\\path\\to\\file')
.
I had the same issue as OP but none of the current answers solved my issue so to add a slightly different answer that did work for me:
Running Python 3.6.5 on a Windows Machine, I used the format
r"\DriveName\then\file\path\txt.md"
so the combination of double backslashes from reading @Johnsyweb UNC link and adding the r in front as recommended solved my similar to OP's issue.