Hello, the topic came up on the python-users list today. The raw string syntax has a minor inconsistency. The ru"" notation is a syntax error although we support rb"". Neither rb"" nor ru"" are supported on Python 2.7.
Python 3.3: works: r"", ur"", br"", rb"" syntax error: ru"" Python 2.7: works: r"", ur"", br"" syntax error: ru"", rb"" The ru"" notation isn't necessary for Python 2 compatibility but it's still an inconsistency. The docs [1] also state that 'r' is a prefix, not a suffix. On the other hand the lexical definition doesn't mention the u"" notation yet. Christian [1] http://docs.python.org/py3k/reference/lexical_analysis.html#string-and-bytes-literals _______________________________________________ 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
