Raw Unicode docstring

[Alexander Kapps]

On 16.11.2010 22:56, Boštjan Mejak wrote:
> Hello,
>
> how does one write a raw unicode docstring? If I have backslashes in
> the docstring, I must tuck an 'r' in front of it, like this:
> r"""This is a raw docstring."""
>
> If I have foreign letters in the docstring, I must tuck a 'u' in front
> of it, like this:
> u"""This is a Unicode docstring."""
>
> What if I have foreign characters *and* backslashes in my docstring?
> How to write the docstring then?
> ru"""My raw unicode docstring."""
> or
> ur"""My unicode docstring."""
>
> Please answer my question, although it may sound like a noobish one. Thanks.

One of Python's main strength is it's brilliant interactive mode, 
where you can easily try things out (Hint: Try ipython for an even 
better interactive experience)

Python 2.6.5 (r265:79063, Apr 16 2010, 13:09:56)
[GCC 4.4.3] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
 >>> ru"Scheißt\nderBär\nim Wald?"
   File "<stdin>", line 1
     ru"Scheißt\nderBär\nim Wald?"
                                  ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
 >>> ur"Scheißt\nderBär\nim Wald?"
u'Schei\xdft\\nderB\xe4r\\nim Wald?'
 >>>

Looks like ur"" works fine.