Greetings, Nice idea
>>> '''You said "No it doesn't"''' 'You said "No it doesn\'t"' Kind Regards, Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer compileralchemy <https://compileralchemy.github.io/> | blog <https://abdur-rahmaanj.github.io/> github <https://github.com/Abdur-RahmaanJ> Mauritius On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 9:05 AM Manfred Lotz <ml_n...@posteo.de> wrote: > On Sat, 23 May 2020 14:46:04 -0400 > Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfr...@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > > > On Sat, 23 May 2020 11:03:09 -0500, Tim Chase > > <python.l...@tim.thechases.com> declaimed the following: > > > > > > > > > >But when a string contains both, it biases towards single quotes: > > > > > > >>> "You said \"No it doesn't\"" > > > 'You said "No it doesn\'t"' > > > > This is where using triple quotes (or triple apostrophes) > > around the entire thing simplifies it all... (except for a need to > > separate the four ending quotes) > > Exactly, I also would opt for triple quotes in this case. > > > > > >>> """You said "No it doesn't" """ > > 'You said "No it doesn\'t" ' > > >>> '''You said "No it doesn't"''' > > 'You said "No it doesn\'t"' > > >>> > > > > NO \ escapes needed on the input strings. > > > > >>> print("""You said "No it doesn't" """) > > You said "No it doesn't" > > >>> print('''You said "No it doesn't"''') > > You said "No it doesn't" > > >>> > > > > > > > -- > Manfred > > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
