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Re: Say/Print bug?
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From:
Alberto Simões
Date:
June 28, 2010 14:09
Subject:
Re: Say/Print bug?
Message ID:
4C290F87.8050403@alfarrabio.di.uminho.pt
On 28/06/2010 22:05, Eric Brine wrote:
> 2010/6/28 Alberto Simões <albie@alfarrabio.di.uminho.pt>
>
>> Hello
>>
>> I never noticed this behavior, and probably it is not a bug but a
>> feature, or probably it is a bug that there is no interest in fixing
>> because it would break code.
>>
>
> It must be possible to escape the backslash because there would be no way of
> inserting a backslash at the end of the string otherwise.
>
> It's not a bug that you can escape it. Rather, it's a feature that you don't
> need to escape the backslashes in most circumstances.
>
Hello, Eric
Thanks for your clarifying message. While other answers cited docs, you
just clarified why it makes sense. THANKS :)
Alberto
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