> > So I suppose this is a bug? > > It's not, see > > http://docs.python.org/py3k/reference/lexical_analysis.html#literals > > # Specifically, a raw string cannot end in a single backslash
Thanks! That looks weird to me ... doesn't this contradict with: All backslashes in raw string literals are interpreted literally. (see http://docs.python.org/release/3.0.1/whatsnew/3.0.html): Best, Yingjie -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list