r'\' - python parser bug?
Isaac To
kkto at csis.hku.hk
Fri May 28 10:29:28 EDT 2004
>>>>> "Konstantin" == Konstantin Veretennicov <kveretennicov at yahoo.com> writes:
Konstantin> @"\" // ok @"\"" // error, unterminated string literal
Konstantin> For me, personally, trailing backslashes aren't as important
Konstantin> as quotes. Python wins again :)
hm...... Quotes in Python can only happen if it follows a \. This is not
that useful I believe. Of course, unless \ is really used as an escape
character in the string, i.e., regex. Perhaps the "r" in r'\'' should be
read as "regex" rather than "raw"? =)
Regards,
Isaac.
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