Hi skip > Sorry to ask a Perl question here, but... Does Perl have something like > Python's repr() function? I want to print out a string and have CR print as > \r, LF as \n, etc. I looked in the Perl/Python phrasebook:
Have a look at this: # -------- cmp_rep.pl ----------- # #!/usr/bin/perl -w use String::Escape qw(printable); # - - - - the perl way - - - - - $st = "str\ting\n"; print "In Perl:\n", printable($st); # - - - - the python way - - - - use Inline Python => <<'PYEND'; st="str\ting\n"; print "\nIn Python:\n", repr(st) PYEND # ------------------------------- # Should give "almost" the same results Regards Mirco -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
