On 9/21/07, david lazaro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > the book is called "Python Programming, Second Edition for the absolute > beginner". im using the triple quotes in the beginning and end. im sending > an attachment of what its coming out as. the actual program should say Game > Over, but its cutting Over in half. > > ------------------------------ > Make your little one a shining star! Shine > on!<http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us> > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > > The backslash (\) is an escape character and should be used with care. One option would be to escape the backslash itself by using a double backslash (\\), but in your case the best solution would bw to put an "r" before the first triple quote. This denotes a 'raw' string in which escape characters are ignored.
eg. r"""Ignore the \n escape characters in this sting""" Ian
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