title: Weird python error - I/O error No such file of directory
body: <p>I am trying to open python prompt and run the below code:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&gt;&gt;&gt; a=open("Andrew_Smith_(author/education_professional)_0",'w')
  Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "&lt;stdin&gt;", line 1, in &lt;module&gt;
  IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 
  'Andrew_Smith_(author/education_professional)_0'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I am not sure why I am getting the error. I know the file contains special characters, but I am asking it to create a new file.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Edit:</strong></p>
  
  <p>I cannot use -, as some names might contain '-'. I also don't want to use space. Is there any other alternative?</p>