Sneaky Wombat wrote:
Why is python turning \x0a into a \n ?
In [120]: h='\x0a\xa8\x19\x0b'
In [121]: h
Out[121]: '\n\xa8\x19\x0b'
I don't want this to happen, can I prevent it?
You don't say what you do want. Currently, you have a literal that
describes four characters. Were you trying for 7 ? If so, try escaping
the first backslash.
h2 = '\\x0a\xa8\x19\x0b'
On the other hand, maybe you're really trying for four, and think that
the first one is different than you intended. It's not. You have to
realize that the interactive interpreter is using repr() on that string,
and a string representation chooses the mnemonic versions over the hex
version. There are frequently several ways to represent a given
character, and once the character has been stored, repr() will use its
own judgment on how to show it.
For a simpler example,
b = '\x41\x42c'
b
will display ABc
'x41' is just another way of saying 'A'. And '\0a' is just another
way of saying '\n' or newline.
DaveA
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