[issue1984] The raw string r'\' fails

2008-01-31 Thread Neil Roques
New submission from Neil Roques: Python's raw strings are supposed to prevent characters being interpreted as special. However entering the raw string r'\' into an interactive session will result in: Traceback ( File interactive input, line 1 r'\' ^ SyntaxError: EOL while scanning

[issue1984] The raw string r'\' fails

2008-01-31 Thread Georg Brandl
Georg Brandl added the comment: This is not easily fixable -- it has been discussed several times on python-dev and won't change. -- nosy: +georg.brandl resolution: - wont fix status: open - closed __ Tracker [EMAIL PROTECTED]