Lennart Borgman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > David Kastrup wrote: > >>Markus Gritsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> >> >>>As Sean pointed out, it would also be convenient in such cases like >>>Regexps handling. >>> >>>Python for example has beside of the normal string also a notation for >>>a raw string: >>> >>> regex = r'^.*\n' >>> >>> >> >>Which still needs a delimiter, and you used \n which is _not_ regexp >>syntax. Now >> >> regex = 4H^.* >> >> >>(notice the literal newline) would be retro-chic. >> > You still need escaping, or course, but only for the delimeter.
No. There is no escaping whatsoever, nor is there a delimiter. The 4 before the H is a character count. And H stands for "Hollerith code", the punch card predecessor of "ASCII code". Looks like you are not oldtimer enough to belong to the retro-chiqueria. -- David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum _______________________________________________ Emacs-devel mailing list Emacs-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel
