On 10/05/07, Guido van Rossum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just discovered that, in all versions of Python as far back as I > have access to (2.0), \uXXXX escapes are interpreted inside raw > unicode strings. Thus: [...] > Does anyone remember why it is done this way? The reference manual > describes this behavior, but doesn't give an explanation:
My memory is so dim as to be more speculation than anything else, but I suspect it's simply because there's no other way of including characters outside the ASCII range in a raw string. Paul. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com