New submission from Jim Fasarakis-Hilliard: After looking through the code, the tokenizer only allows a new line character to proceed `\` in explicit line joining [1].
The Devguide section on it [2] actually states many of the limitations of using `\` but not directly that nothing is allowed after it (it does have a remark on comments). Would it be a good idea to amend it to state that no characters are allowed after `\`? [1]: https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/734125938d4653459593ebd28a0aec086efb1f27/Parser/tokenizer.c#L1847 [2]: https://docs.python.org/3/reference/lexical_analysis.html#explicit-line-joining ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 291067 nosy: Jim Fasarakis-Hilliard, docs@python priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Document that no characters are allowed to proceed \ in explicit line joining _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue29968> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
