Address error: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode

Code to show image is giving a syntax error when I use the Address to the image.

from tkinter import *
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from PIL import Image

Scare = Tk()
Scare.title('?????')
Countdown = 2
CountTotal = 2
CountTotal = IntVar()

def CountdownWork():
    global Countdown
    if Countdown > 0:
        Countdown = Countdown -1
        CountTotal.set(Countdown)
        Scare.after(1000, CountdownWork)
    else:
        ImageAddress = 'C:\Users\KINSLED\Desktop\New folder\ScareTest.jpg'
        ImageItself = Image.open(ImageAddress)
        ImageNumpyFormat = np.asarray(ImageItself)
        plt.imshow(ImageNumpyFormat)
        plt.draw()
        plt.pause(5) # pause how many seconds
        plt.close()



Count = Label(Scare, font=('arial', 10, 'bold'), textvariable=CountTotal, 
bd=30, bg='SeaGreen1', justify='right').grid(row=7,columnspan=8)

CountdownWork()

Scare.mainloop()

The Syntax Error is highlighting the space just after the equals in ImageAdress.

The Error is:

(unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated\UXXXXXXXX escape

In Python strings, the backslash "\" is a special character, also called the "escape" character. It is used in representing certain whitespace characters: "\t" is a tab, "\n" is a newline, and "\r" is a carriage return.

I believe the error is referencing your adress, specifically the special character "\" in it. You cannot use "\" in your string as it will escape the string. You could try using "\\" in your address, I think this should work.

Please see here for futher reading on the subject: http://www.pitt.edu/~naraehan/python2/tutorial7.html