[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > hi > how can i sucessfully print |\| in the output of a print command > > a = "|\|" > print a > > but it gives me "|\\|" > No it doesn't:
>>> a = "|\|" >>> print a |\| >>> > i tried raw strings too, but it doesn't print |\| . It prints |\\| > instead > > eventually, i also want |\| to be inside a list: > alist = ["|\|", 'blah', 'blah'] . How can i put |\| inside a list? > > can someone show me how it can be done? > thanks > Well, you've got it now, so I won't labour the point. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com Love me, love my blog http://holdenweb.blogspot.com Recent Ramblings http://del.icio.us/steve.holden -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
