Question

Which print statement would display 'C:\Users\Mika\grades.txt' (without the single quotes)?

a. print(r'C:\/Users\/Mika\/grades.txt')
b. print(r'C:\'Users\'Mika\'grades.txt')
c. print(r'C:\Users\Mika\grades.txt')
d. print(r'C:\\Users\\Mika\\grades.txt')

Answer 1

The correct option to display the file path 'C:\Users\Mika\grades.txt', which uses a raw string to correctly handle backslashes in the file path.

Therefore, the correct answer is: option c). print(r'C:\Users\Mika\grades.txt')

Step-by-step explanation:

Python strings become raw strings when they are prefixed with r or R, such as r'...' and R'...'. Raw strings treat backslashes () as literal characters. Raw strings are useful for strings with a lot of backslashes, like regular expressions or directory paths.

The correct print statement to display 'C:\Users\Mika\grades.txt' without the single quotes is option c. When you prefix the string with an r, indicating a raw string in Python, it tells the interpreter to treat backslashes as literal characters and not as escape characters.

Thus, option c is written correctly without needing to escape the backslashes: print(r'C:\Users\Mika\grades.txt')

In the other options, the use of additional backslashes (option a and d) or the incorrect placement of single quotes (option b) are unnecessary and would not result in the desired output.