Issue 25978: escape sequence r'' giving compilation error (original) (raw)
This issue has been migrated to GitHub: https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/70166
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| Title: | escape sequence r'\' giving compilation error | ||
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| Type: | compile error | Stage: | resolved |
| Components: | 2to3 (2.x to 3.x conversion tool) | Versions: | Python 3.5 |
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| Status: | closed | Resolution: | not a bug |
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| Dependencies: | Superseder: | ||
| Assigned To: | Nosy List: | Kiran Kotari, r.david.murray | |
| Priority: | normal | Keywords: |
Created on 2015-12-30 01:37 by Kiran Kotari, last changed 2022-04-11 14:58 by admin. This issue is now closed.
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| msg257221 - (view) | Author: Kiran Kotari (Kiran Kotari) | Date: 2015-12-30 01:37 |
| >>> '\test'.lstrip(r'\') SyntaxError: EOL while scanning string literal | ||
| msg257222 - (view) | Author: R. David Murray (r.david.murray) *  |
Date: 2015-12-30 01:50 |
| https://docs.python.org/3/faq/design.html?highlight=raw%20strings#why-can-t-raw-strings-r-strings-end-with-a-backslash |
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| Date | User | Action | Args |
| 2022-04-11 14:58:25 | admin | set | github: 70166 |
| 2015-12-30 01:50:38 | r.david.murray | set | status: open -> closednosy: + r.david.murraymessages: + resolution: not a bugstage: resolved |
| 2015-12-30 01:37:40 | Kiran Kotari | create |