[issue25978] escape sequence r'\' giving compilation error

[R. David Murray]

R. David Murray added the comment:

https://docs.python.org/3/faq/design.html?highlight=raw%20strings#why-can-t-raw-strings-r-strings-end-with-a-backslash

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nosy: +r.david.murray
resolution:  -> not a bug
stage:  -> resolved
status: open -> closed

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[issue25978] escape sequence r'\' giving compilation error

[Kiran Kotari]

New submission from Kiran Kotari:

>>> '\test'.lstrip(r'\')
   
SyntaxError: EOL while scanning string literal

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components: 2to3 (2.x to 3.x conversion tool)
messages: 257221
nosy: Kiran Kotari
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: escape sequence r'\' giving compilation error
type: compile error
versions: Python 3.5

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