[Python-Dev] Backslash at end of raw string

[Ben Finney]

"Rob Cliffe" <rob.cliffe at btinternet.com> writes:

> Syntax Error: EOL while scanning single-quoted string.

[…]

> Isn't this a bug?

It has a report <URL:http://bugs.python.org/issue1271> but is not a bug
<URL:http://www.python.org/doc/faq/general/#why-can-t-raw-strings-r-strings-end-with-a-backslash>.

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Ben Finney