Error: SDK path '...\[...] \...\Armoryfiles\armory' contains special characters. Please move SDK to different path for now.
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**Description**
Issue description.
Windows 10 - Cannot save SDK in a folder with [] brackets in file path.
**To Reproduce**
Steps to reproduce the behavior.
Add [] somewhere in your file path and install Armory, try to press F5, error will show up.
**Expected behavior**
What you expected to happen.
F5 lets me run Armory SDK
**System**
Blender: 4.5
Armory: 2025.9.0
OS: Windows 10 Home x64 bit
Graphics card: NVIDIA GTX 1060 4GB
**Test File**
*(drag & drop the zipped .blend file here)*
Impossible due to file path being the reason
Extra remarks:
I don't know how Armory is working but perhaps putting file paths inside of "" would help, or the like. Unless that's impossible. Don't know if this is a wontfix or just a haven't tried to fix yet issues since it's quite common with software.
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Research direction
No source file or test is named in the report. First reproduce the failure on Windows 10 with [] in the SDK path and trace the Armory SDK launch or path-handling entry point used by Blender's F5 action. Done means Armory can run from a path containing brackets without requiring the SDK to be moved.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- blender
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100