2008/2/13, WILLIAM SCHMIDT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> In several places in the Python documentation I have run across an extra "r"
> that I can not explain:
>
>
> *****************************
> 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:
>
> ~~~~ truncated ~~~~
>
> 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...
> *****************************
>
> 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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"r" is a string literal indicating that a raw string follows. You can
read about it and more here: http://docs.python.org/ref/strings.html
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