Roy Smith wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Peter Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>You should >>either prefix your string with an "r" (just before the opening quotation >>mark) or escape the backslashes (as in use "C:\\Folder..." instead of >>just "C:\Folder"). > > Of the two alternatives, raw stings are much preferable to escaping > backslashes (IMHO).
No, it's definitely preferable to avoid being slashed than it is to get stung. <wink> -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list