Difference between \n and \r\n in python

Question

I have a script that sometimes prints a newline as \n and sometimes uses \r\n. What is the difference between the two, and is one preferable over the other?

possible duplicate of [\r\n , \r , \n what is the difference between them?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15433188/r-n-r-n-what-is-the-difference-between-them) — Games Brainiac, Jan 30 '15 at 02:46

score 19 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 30 '15 at 02:55

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"\n" is the class Unix/linux style for new line. "\r\n" is the default Windows style for line separator. "\r" is classic Mac style for line separator. I think "\n" is better, because this also looks good on windows, but some "\r\n" may not looks so good in some editor under linux, such as eclipse or notepad++. If you are handling some protocols, the "\r\n" is usually required.

answered Jan 30 '15 at 02:55

Cui Heng

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notepad++ is a Windows-only editor; there is no native Linux version. Apart from that, "may not look so good" is highly unspecific. – mara004 Dec 15 '22 at 13:07
I find that [this answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/15433225/15547292) is more concise. – mara004 Dec 20 '22 at 18:34

score 8 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:12

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Code

print "\n",
print "\r",
print "\r\n",

gives you the following output in hex

0a 0d 0d 0a

Difference between \n and \r\n in python

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