[New-bugs-announce] [issue40738] backspace character \b not processed by IDLE

[Stan Hendryx]

New submission from Stan Hendryx <stan at hendryxassoc.com>:

The backspace character \b is not processed correctly in IDLE 3.8.2:
>>> print("deleted\b file")
deleted file

Running the interpreter from Terminal, it works:
>>> print("deleted\b file")
delete file

Same result on two systems: MacBook Pro, one on OSX 10.14.6 and another on 10.13.6.

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assignee: terry.reedy
components: IDLE
messages: 369685
nosy: stanhx, terry.reedy
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: backspace character \b not processed by IDLE
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.8

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