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wxPyt...@gmail.com
May 13, 2008, 6:25:06 AM5/13/08
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Why is the \ backslash character frowned upon? Can I still use it in
Python 3.0 to achieve the same thing it was designed to do?
Python 3.0 to achieve the same thing it was designed to do?
Gabriel Genellina
May 13, 2008, 6:42:03 AM5/13/08
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En Tue, 13 May 2008 07:25:06 -0300, <wxPyt...@gmail.com> escribió:
> Why is the \ backslash character frowned upon? Can I still use it in
> Python 3.0 to achieve the same thing it was designed to do?
Uh... where do you get your (mis)information about 3.0?
See http://docs.python.org/dev/3.0/whatsnew/3.0.html
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Gabriel Genellina
Paul Melis
May 13, 2008, 6:54:39 AM5/13/08
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wxPyt...@gmail.com wrote:
> Why is the \ backslash character frowned upon? Can I still use it in
> Python 3.0 to achieve the same thing it was designed to do?
> Why is the \ backslash character frowned upon? Can I still use it in
> Python 3.0 to achieve the same thing it was designed to do?
Yes, it's still valid to use in a script.
See http://docs.python.org/dev/3.0/whatsnew/3.0.html for the big changes
coming with 3.0
Paul
casti...@gmail.com
May 13, 2008, 7:27:17 AM5/13/08
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On May 13, 5:54 am, Paul Melis <p...@science.uva.nl> wrote:
> wxPytho...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Why is the \ backslash character frowned upon? Can I still use it in
> > Python 3.0 to achieve the same thing it was designed to do?
>
> Yes, it's still valid to use in a script.
>
> Seehttp://docs.python.org/dev/3.0/whatsnew/3.0.htmlfor the big changes
> coming with 3.0
>
> Paul
> wxPytho...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Why is the \ backslash character frowned upon? Can I still use it in
> > Python 3.0 to achieve the same thing it was designed to do?
>
> Yes, it's still valid to use in a script.
>
> coming with 3.0
>
> Paul
I have just discovered the escape key. Do you honor it?
Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch
May 13, 2008, 7:35:24 AM5/13/08
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On Tue, 13 May 2008 03:25:06 -0700, wxPythoner wrote:
> Why is the \ backslash character frowned upon?
Is it frowned upon?
Ciao,
Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch
J. Clifford Dyer
May 13, 2008, 8:06:28 AM5/13/08
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On Tue, 2008-05-13 at 03:25 -0700, wxPyt...@gmail.com wrote:
> Why is the \ backslash character frowned upon? Can I still use it in
> Python 3.0 to achieve the same thing it was designed to do?
> --> Why is the \ backslash character frowned upon? Can I still use it in
> Python 3.0 to achieve the same thing it was designed to do?
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>
Many people think it looks ugly, but it still works, and there are times
when nothing else will do, so it should continue to work for the
foreseeable future.
Cheers,
Cliff
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