Ben Cartwright wrote:
> Todd wrote:
> > I'm trying to run the following in python.
> >
> > os.system('/usr/bin/gnuclient -batch -l htmlize -eval "(htmlize-file
> > \"test.c\")"')
>
> Python is interpreting the \"s as "s before it's being passed to
> os.system. Try doubling the backslashes.
>
> >>> print '/usr/bin/gnuclient -batch -l htmlize -eval "(htmlize-file>
> >>> \"test.c\")"'
> /usr/bin/gnuclient -batch -l htmlize -eval "(htmlize-file> "test.c")"
> >>> print '/usr/bin/gnuclient -batch -l htmlize -eval "(htmlize-file>
> >>> \\"test.c\\")"'
> /usr/bin/gnuclient -batch -l htmlize -eval "(htmlize-file> \"test.c\")"
>
> --Ben
Thanks! Yay multiple layers of string interpretation.
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