Unable to open files with spaces in between /u/Plastic_Ad_7733 Python Education

I was trying to learn the Image library and wanted to setup a function which checks if the path is valid because why not, and I found that I can’t open files if the folders have a space in the name, for example, "E:New foldermovie.png". I wonder if I was doing something wrong or is it just impossible to open a file with spaces in the name.

This is the code I used

def file_path_check(): path = input("Enter file path: ") os.startfile((path)) 

and the error I receive when I use the above file path

Enter file path: "E:New foldermovie.png" Traceback (most recent call last): File "E:vscode_projectspython_projectsfile.py", line 4, in <module> os.startfile((path)) ~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^ FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified: '"E:\New folder\movie.png"' 

I was trying to learn the Image library and wanted to setup a function which checks if the path is valid because why not, and I found that I can’t open files if the folders have a space in the name, for example, "E:New foldermovie.png". I wonder if I was doing something wrong or is it just impossible to open a file with spaces in the name.

This is the code I used

def file_path_check(): path = input("Enter file path: ") os.startfile((path)) 

and the error I receive when I use the above file path

Enter file path: "E:New foldermovie.png" Traceback (most recent call last): File "E:vscode_projectspython_projectsfile.py", line 4, in <module> os.startfile((path)) ~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^ FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified: '"E:\New folder\movie.png"'