In a normal string Python uses the backslash \ as an escape character so it will be interpreted in an unexpected way in your code (if you’re unsure try just using that string to assign to a variable or print and I think you’ll get the same error, I don’t think it’s from the file itself).
You can either use a forward slash / and Python will interpret the path for you, you can escape each backslash with another backslash, e.g. C:\\Users\\name\\ or you can make the string itself a “raw-string” which no longer interprets the backslash as a special escape character. For a raw string put r before the string, e.g. r"raw\string with a \ is OK".
If that hasn’t covered the issue I think #get-help might be the best shout with #project as another option (shorter queries in get-help, general discussion of the project itself in projects). If you’re posting code to the forums have a look at- How do I format code in my posts? as it contains details of how to retain indentation and format the code which makes it much easier to read 
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