[New-bugs-announce] [issue41716] SyntaxError: EOL while scanning string literal

[chen-y0y0]

New submission from chen-y0y0 <cyy144881 at icloud.com>:

# I try to run:
import os
os.system(r"start C:\Windows\System32\")
# But I get an Exception:
SyntaxError: EOL while scanning string literal
# A string after “r” means the string's original meaning. But……

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components: Argument Clinic
messages: 376361
nosy: larry, prasechen
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: SyntaxError: EOL while scanning string literal
type: compile error
versions: Python 3.8

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