Weird python error - I/O error No such file of directory
<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>
