"Ernesto" wrote: > A nice person from another thread helped me... > > a = 'disable "@USB\VID_0403&PID_6010&MI_00\7&15E4F68&1&0000' > print a > disable "@USB\VID_0403&PID_6010&MI_00&15E4F68&1&0000 > > \7 is the ASCII bell so your args may be different from what you think. > > > I thought the quote method I have fixes this problem, but I guess I was > wrong. Anyone have suggestions on how I can get that parameter in > there without the '\7' part getting lost?
try a = r'disable "@USB\VID_0403&PID_6010&MI_00\7&15E4F68&1&0000' or a = 'disable "@USB\\VID_0403&PID_6010&MI_00\\7&15E4F68&1&0000' also see section 3.1.2 in the Python Tutorial, and this page: http://docs.python.org/ref/strings.html </F> -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list