I have
code that uses variables to hold escaped characters like "\n" or "\03". As long
as the assignment is done within the code, like self.crChar = "\n", there is no
problem. But When I try to read the same character string from a text file
and assign it, the string is seen as just a string of
characters instead of an escape sequence, and the program
fails.
I read
the "parameter = value" pairs, like "crChar = \n", from an ASCII file and
store them in a dictionary; "parameterDict[parameter] = value". Then I assign
the value to the variable using "self.crChar = parameterDict["crChar"]. When I
print "self.crChar", it displays "\\n" and it doesn't
behave like a carriage return.
Can
anyone guide me toward a resolution?
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