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Re: Is there any way to have a string literal that is read "raw"
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David Kastrup |
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Re: Is there any way to have a string literal that is read "raw" |
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Sat, 09 Jul 2005 18:49:20 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Lennart Borgman <address@hidden> writes:
> David Kastrup wrote:
>
>>Markus Gritsch <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>
>>
>>>As Sean pointed out, it would also be convenient in such cases like
>>>Regexps handling.
>>>
>>>Python for example has beside of the normal string also a notation for
>>>a raw string:
>>>
>>> regex = r'^.*\n'
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Which still needs a delimiter, and you used \n which is _not_ regexp
>>syntax. Now
>>
>> regex = 4H^.*
>>
>>
>>(notice the literal newline) would be retro-chic.
>>
> You still need escaping, or course, but only for the delimeter.
No. There is no escaping whatsoever, nor is there a delimiter. The 4
before the H is a character count. And H stands for "Hollerith code",
the punch card predecessor of "ASCII code".
Looks like you are not oldtimer enough to belong to the
retro-chiqueria.
--
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
- Re: Is there any way to have a string literal that is read "raw", (continued)
- Re: Is there any way to have a string literal that is read "raw", Richard M. Stallman, 2005/07/10
- Re: Is there any way to have a string literal that is read "raw", Lennart Borgman, 2005/07/10
- Re: Is there any way to have a string literal that is read "raw", Richard M. Stallman, 2005/07/11
- Re: Is there any way to have a string literal that is read "raw", Eli Zaretskii, 2005/07/11
- Re: Is there any way to have a string literal that is read "raw", Richard M. Stallman, 2005/07/11
Re: Is there any way to have a string literal that is read "raw", Sean O'Rourke, 2005/07/09
Re: Is there any way to have a string literal that is read "raw", Markus Gritsch, 2005/07/09
- Re: Is there any way to have a string literal that is read "raw", David Kastrup, 2005/07/09
- Re: Is there any way to have a string literal that is read "raw", Lennart Borgman, 2005/07/09
- Re: Is there any way to have a string literal that is read "raw",
David Kastrup <=
- Re: Is there any way to have a string literal that is read "raw", Richard M. Stallman, 2005/07/10
- Re: Is there any way to have a string literal that is read "raw", Sean O'Rourke, 2005/07/10
- Re: Is there any way to have a string literal that is read "raw", David Kastrup, 2005/07/10
- Re: Is there any way to have a string literal that is read "raw", Richard M. Stallman, 2005/07/11