Windows path with spaces in python
Question: I have a problem with passing windows path to a function in python. Now, if I
hard code the path everything actually works. So, my code is:

    
    
    from pymatbridge import Matlab
    lab = Matlab(executable=r'"c:\Program Files \MATLAB\bin\matlab.exe"')
    lab.start()
    

This works fine as I am using the raw string formatting to the hard-coded
string. Now, the issue is that the string is passed as a variable. So, imagine
I have a variable like:

    
    
    path="c:\Program Files \MATLAB\bin\matlab.exe"
    

Now, I am unable to figure out how to get the equivalent raw string from this.
I tried may things like `shlex.quote(path)` and this makes issue with the
`\b`. Without conversion to the raw string, the space in `Program Files`
causes a problem, I think.


Answer: 
    def testpath(path):
        print path
    
    testpath(path='c:\\Program Files \\MATLAB\\bin\\matlab.exe')
    

output is:

    
    
    c:\Program Files \MATLAB\bin\matlab.exe
    

If you are facing issues with space between `Program Files` use `Progra~1`
instead

