Re: Correct syntax for pathological re.search()

[Alan Bawden via Python-list]

Karsten Hilbert <karsten.hilb...@gmx.net> writes:

           Python 3.11.2 (main, Aug 26 2024, 07:20:54) [GCC 12.2.0] on linux
           Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more 
information.
           >>> tex = '\sout{'
           >>> tex
           '\\sout{'
           >>>

   Am I missing something ?

You're missing the warning it generates:

        > python -E -Wonce
        Python 3.11.2 (main, Aug 26 2024, 07:20:54) [GCC 12.2.0] on linux
        Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
        >>> tex = '\sout{'
        <stdin>:1: DeprecationWarning: invalid escape sequence '\s'
        >>> 
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