In several places in the Python documentation I have run across an extra "r"
that I can not explain:
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In sys.path after the open bracket:
sys.path = [r'd:\temp']
In the on line help in the DATA section (towards the end):
>>> help('sys')
Help on built-in module sys:
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DATA
exec_prefix = r'C:\Python25'
executable = r'C:\Python25\pythonw.exe'
path = [r'C:\Python25\Lib\idlelib', r'C:\Python25\python25.zip', r'C:\...
prefix = r'C:\Python25'
version = '2.5.1 (r251:54863, Apr 18 2007, 08:51:08) [MSC v.1310 32 bi...
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Can someone explain what that "r" is doing and where I would find it in the
documentation?
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
William T. Schmidt
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