A few others thing that is sort of confusing is that the Python has an
https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/3.1/arcpy/get-started/setting-paths-to-data.htm
\\ versus \ standard
It seems when you do do an 'r' command you use a single slash.
When you just declare a path is what a variable is equal to, you use a \\
1. Is that correct?
2. I also noticed you can specify a path as the env.workspace, as your Windows path you are referring to.
but it appears that you can't use it as a tack on variable when doing a read.
so placeholdervariableforshapedotshp= r+env.workspace+"\shapefiles\shape.shp" won't work because the env.workspace is declared with \\
I had tried to create an renvworkspace = pathtoworkspace described with single slashes, and that doesn't appear to work either.
Can you tell me where I am assuming wrong?