What is this syntax ?

[Laurent Claessens]

Le 19/06/2011 15:41, candide a écrit :
> With Python 2.7 :
>
>   >>>  x="foo"
>   >>>  print '"'+x+'"'
> "foo"
>   >>>
>
>
> What is this curious syntax on line 2 ? Where is it documented ?

When you want to have an explicit double quote " in a string, you put in 
between single quote '.
(and vice versa)

So here you have the string
'"'
which is "
then
+x
(add x)
then
+'"'

Try also

 >>> print "'"
'
 >>> print "'"
"

Laurent