Raw Strings!
Magnus L. Hetland
mlh at idt.ntnu.no
Sat Jun 12 12:18:07 EDT 1999
"'Gerrit Holl" <gerrit at nl.linux.org>, '@humbolt.nl.linux.org writes:
> On Sat, Jun 12, 1999 at 10:30:16AM -0500, SunitJoshi wrote:
[...]
> >
> > Hi All
> > If someone could show me how to use raw-strings with variables, I
> > would really appreciate it.
> > For e.g.: if str_path = "C:\\windows\\temp"
> >
>
> var = r"D:\\stupid\\windows\\path"
>
> note the "r" of "raw" before the string. This is always the case.
I don't think this is what is wanted here... Try
r"C:\windows\temp"
instead. The point with raw strings is that backslashes can be written
out without being escaped.
>
> 9 minutes and i reply... hmm, not bad :-)
Well - not too good either, considering that you gave a misleading
answer <wink>
>
> regards,
> Gerrit.
>
>
--
Magnus Making no sound / Yet smouldering with passion
Lie The firefly is still sadder / Than the moaning insect
Hetland : Minamoto Shigeyuki
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