Find backslash (\) in a string --Python

Question

How can I compare if a backslash is in my string?

I don't know how to write the backslash symbol to compare it. I try this but don't work:

Code:

s = r"\""
print s

Output: \"

If I try s = "\"" it gives " as output

I don't know how to acheive that.

Thanks for any help.

score 24 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 04 '12 at 15:18

24

You need to escape the backslash.

s = "\\"

answered Jul 04 '12 at 15:18

1

to add to this the reason it gives " as the output is because you are escaping the " character. – Carl Winder Jul 04 '12 at 15:21

score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 31 '14 at 07:12

>>>mystring = "can python find this backslash \n"
>>>"\\" in r"%r" % mystring
True

while trying to filter the backslash \ character from being used in Windows filenames I searched a lot of places for answers. this is the solution worked for me. based on information I read at... http://pythonconquerstheuniverse.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/gotcha-%E2%80%94-backslashes-in-windows-filenames/

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 04 '12 at 15:20

3

Backslashes are used for escaping, so to display a backslash in a string literal you need to escape the backslash with another backslash.

print "\\"

prints a string with 1 backslash.

answered Jul 04 '12 at 15:20

Kendrick Ledet

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 04 '12 at 15:21

2

"\\" in mystring

Where mystring is your string. Will tell you if it contains a backslash

answered Jul 04 '12 at 15:21

vossad01

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