[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > thanks for the reply. I was not aware of this in raw strings (and > frankly, don't like it... but who cares about that :-) ) > Healthy attitude!
> When I needed embedded quotes in a raw string I went the triple quote > route: > > a = r'''check \' this''' > > which makes more sense to me. > But remember you could equally well have used a = "check \\' this" I presume you do *want* that backslash in there? If not, of course, then a = "check ' this" is by far the simplest way to represent what you want. because Python offers four different string quotes, each of which can be raw, there's always a way ... regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd www.holdenweb.com Love me, love my blog holdenweb.blogspot.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
