Thanks everyone, I was trying it this way. x1, x2 = LeafJawPositions.split(r'\\')
On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 11:00 AM, Michael Connors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> LeafJawPositions='-42.000000000001\29.800000000001' > > >>> LeafJawPositions > > '-42.000000000001\x029.800000000001' > > >>> x1, x2 = LeafJawPositions.split('\x0') > > ValueError: invalid \x escape > > >>> x1, x2 = LeafJawPositions.split('\') > > > > SyntaxError: EOL while scanning single-quoted string > > >>> > > > > Hi, > The backslash is used for escaping special characters in a string. In > order to do what you are trying to do, you would need to escape the > backslash using a backslash. > You need to do this in two places in the above code. > LeafJawPositions='-42.000000000001\\29.800000000001' > > and > > x1, x2 = LeafJawPositions.split('\\') > > http://docs.python.org/ref/strings.html > > Regards, > Michael > > -- "The game of science can accurately be described as a never-ending insult to human intelligence." - João Magueijo
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