python - "ValueError: embedded null character" when using open()

Question

I am taking python at my college and I am stuck with my current assignment. We are supposed to take 2 files and compare them. I am simply trying to open the files so I can use them but I keep getting the error "ValueError: embedded null character"

file1 = input("Enter the name of the first file: ")
file1_open = open(file1)
file1_content = file1_open.read()

What does this error mean?

Answer 1

It seems that you have problems with characters "" and "/". If you use them in input - try to change one to another...