title: SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 0-1: malformed \N character escape
body: <p>Apologies, I know there are similar threads, but I still haven't had any luck! I'm brand new to Python &amp; trying to interpret a code that a colleague wrote. </p>
  
  <p>I keep getting the <code>Unicodeescape</code> error: </p>
  
  <pre><code>SyntaxError: (unicode error) unicodeescape codec can't decode bytes in position 0-1: malformed \N character escape
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I know it's something to do with the way Python interprets 'Users', but haven't had much luck adding r. or adding double slashes (I've probably put them in the wrong place!) </p>
  
  <p>Any help gratefully received. </p>
  
  <pre><code>folder_year = str(datetime.today().year) #Save current year as a variable
  folder_month = str((datetime.today()- relativedelta(months=1)).strftime("%B")) #Save current month as a variable
  
  yr_directory = "C:\\Users\\Beva\\Documents\\Lettings Index\\"+str(folder_year) #Current year folder link
  
  full_directory = "C:\\Users\\Beva\\Documents\\Lettings Index\\"+str(folder_year)+"\\"+str(folder_month)+"\New Lets Old" #Current month for current year folder link
  </code></pre>