I'm trying to determine if this is intended behavior: >>> r"\"" '\\"'
>>> r'\'' "\\'" Normally, the quote would end the string, but it gets escaped by the preceding '\'. However, the preceding slash is interpreted as 'not a backslash' because of the raw indicator, so it gets left in verbatim. Note that it works anywhere: >>> r"testing \" backslash and quote" 'testing \\" backslash and quote' It happens that this is the behavior I want, but it seemed just as likely to be an error. I tested it with python2.5 and 2.6 and got the same results. Is this something I can count on? Or is it undefined behavior and I should really not be doing it? John =:-> _______________________________________________ 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/archive%40mail-archive.com
