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<p class=MsoPlainText>I sure hope it’s changed for Python 3.0. The
FAQ reason for the current implementation was vague about the processors which were/are
the problem. I’m guessing it is an antiquated artifact of limitations in
shell line processors. Yuck!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>
From: python-ideas-bounces@python.org [mailto:python-ideas-bounces@python.org] On
Behalf Of Steven Bethard<br>
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 2:18 PM<br>
To: Python-Ideas<br>
Subject: Re: [Python-ideas] raw strings<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>On 10/1/07, Clark Maurer <cmaurer@slickedit.com>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> The current implementation doesn't allow for a
trailing backslash in the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>> string.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>I believe that will change in Python 3.0.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>The discussion is here:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-3000/2007-May/007684.html<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>And Ron Adam's current patch is here:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>http://bugs.python.org/issue1720390<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>STeVe<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>-- <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>I'm not *in*-sane. Indeed, I am so far *out* of sane that
you appear a<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>tiny blip on the distant coast of sanity.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> --- Bucky
Katt, Get Fuzzy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Python-ideas mailing list<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Python-ideas@python.org<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas<o:p></o:p></p>
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