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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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
