Kyle Stanley writes:
> The behavior is the same on Python 3.8.2:
>
> Python 3.8.2 (default, Feb 26 2020, 22:21:03)
> [GCC 9.2.1 20200130] on linux
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> >>> r'x\'y'
> "x\\'y"
This looks like a defect to me. The "'" *is* being quoted. I.e.,
there is no syntax error, like this:
>>> 'x'y'
File "<stdin>", line 1
'x'y'
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
but the quoting character "\" is not being removed.
> > On 22/02/2020 06:26, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> > > Raw strings aren't quite fully raw, which is why you can't use raw
> > > strings for Windows paths:
> > >
> > > path = r'somewhere\some\folder\'
> > >
> > > doesn't work. The reason is that "raw" (semi-cooked?) strings are
> > > s/are/were/ intended for regexes[.]
With all due respect to Steve d'A, I think that reason is inaccurate
(at least in MacPorts' Python 3.8.2). I get
>>> path = r'somewhere\some\folder\'
File "<stdin>", line 1
path = r'somewhere\some\folder\'
^
SyntaxError: EOL while scanning string literal
The reason for that, I believe, is that the rightmost "'" is quoted,
and there is no "'" terminating the string literal.
Note: I'm just spitballing based on behavior, I haven't looked at the
code (sorry, I don't know that code and don't have time to study it).
Steve
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