Are there literal strings in Python

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In F# there is something called a literal string (not string literal), basically if a string literal is preceded by @ then it is interpreted as-is, without any escapes.

For example if you want to write the path of a file in Windows(for an os.walk for example) you would do it like this:

"d:\\projects\\re\\p1\\v1\\pjName\\log\\"

Or you could do this(the F# way):

@"d:\projects\re\p1\v1\pjName\log\"

The second variant looks much more clear and pleasing to the eye. Is there something of the sort in python? The documentation doesn't seem to have anything regarding that.

I am working in Python 3.6.3.

Have you tried raw or unicode strings like `path = r'"d:\projects\re\p1\v1\pjName\log\"` — Kunal Mukherjee, Jan 15 '18 at 07:14
@KunalMukherjee Note that a string literal cannot end with a single backslash, even if you use raw strings. One way to work around that is to use literal string concatenation, eg `path = r'd:\projects\re\p1\v1\pjName\log' '\\'` — PM 2Ring, Jan 15 '18 at 07:19

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 15 '18 at 07:13

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There are: https://docs.python.org/3/reference/lexical_analysis.html#string-and-bytes-literals

You can use r prefix.

answered Jan 15 '18 at 07:13

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score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 15 '18 at 07:17

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https://docs.python.org/2.0/ref/strings.html

TL;DR use little r

myString = r'\n'

edited Jan 15 '18 at 07:17

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answered Jan 15 '18 at 07:13

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Think you meant to do: `\n`. – user4020527 Jan 15 '18 at 07:15
To show that it will escape, and not go down a line :) – Blue Granny Jan 15 '18 at 07:16

Are there literal strings in Python

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