Then you can use other chars as the delimiter, [EMAIL PROTECTED]@b@ or r!a!b!,
etc... The import thing is so long as the interpreter doesn't get
confused on the data and the delimiter. sed also allows for
arbitrary delimiters too as long as you maintain the integrity of the
original meaning...
-Jim
On Jul 6, 2007, at 5:20 AM, Tim Roberts wrote:
> Matthieu TC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> May I suggest giving the possibility to use any delimiter for a
>> raw string? just like in Vi or ruby.
>>
>> Vi:
>> %s_a_b_g is valid and so is %s/a/b/g
>>
>> Ruby:
>> %q{dj'\ks'a\'"} or %q-dj'\ks'a\'"-
>>
>> So as long as your regex does not use all the valid characters,
>> readability is maintained.
>
> But what about my program that wants to use r_a_b_ as an identifier?
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