import os from pathlib import Path prefix = Path(os.environ["PREFIX"]) # create some files with crazy characters (prefix / "files").mkdir() file_1 = prefix / "files" / "File(Glob …).tmSnippet" file_1.write_text(file_1.name) file_2 = ( prefix / "files" / "a $random_crazy file name with spaces and (parentheses).txt" ) file_2.write_text(file_2.name) file_3 = prefix / "files" / ("a_really_long_" + ("a" * 200) + ".txt") file_3.write_text(file_3.name)