gh-55688: Add note about ending backslashes for raw strings #94768
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| @@ -189,6 +189,29 @@ the first quote:: | |||
| >>> print(r'C:\some\name') # note the r before the quote | |||
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| There is one subtle aspect to raw strings: a raw string may not end in an odd | |||
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The text of the addition is fine. But I am wondering whether such a subtle point should be part of the introduction.rst. Perhaps keep only the first line and refer to a location with details?
(not sure what would be a better location)
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It's not strictly a part of this file, see https://docs.python.org/3/reference/lexical_analysis.html:
... even a raw string cannot end in an odd number of backslashes ...
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The text you added in this PR will end up here: https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/introduction.html#strings right?
It is an informal introduction, so I would write something like:
There is one subtle aspect to raw strings: a raw string may not end in an odd
number of \ characters. For details see String and Bytes literals
But the text added is correct, so it is mostly a matter of style.
https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/introduction.html
Co-authored-by: R. David Murray rdmurray@bitdance.com