Python itself doesn't appear to follow that principle: >>> "Ain't nothin' stoppin' this from usin' \"double quotes\"." 'Ain\'t nothin\' stoppin\' this from usin\' "double quotes".'
IMHO it's a useful rule of thumb, but like most of the other alternatives presented in this thread, taken to extremes, it can get silly. (Imagine a string with 10 's and 9 "s, and adding two more "s to it...) But I suppose that's another reason these are just guidelines. Dave Borowitz On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 5:00 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> "Benji" == Benji York <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Benji> One such entry could be "Do what python does.": > > >>> 'I am a string.' > 'I am a string.' > >>> "I'm a string" > "I'm a string" > > That would be the principle of fewest backslashes. ;-) > > Skip > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/ddborowitz%40gmail.com > -- It is better to be quotable than to be honest. -Tom Stoppard Borowitz
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