17 Jan
2002
17 Jan
'02
12:56 p.m.
Guido van Rossum wrote:
Paul Svensson:
I would certainly claim that an unrecognized escape sequence _is_ wrong.
Then you are wrong. Go away and design your own language.
Hey! That's a bit harsh. I'm not going to campaign to make unrecognized escape sequences a syntax error, but not raising a syntax error does seem to be against Python's principles. -- --- Aahz (@pobox.com) Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 <*> http://www.rahul.net/aahz/ Androgynous poly kinky vanilla queer het Pythonista We must not let the evil of a few trample the freedoms of the many.