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RE: What should \xG generate?

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From:
Jan Dubois
Date:
June 25, 2010 12:20
Subject:
RE: What should \xG generate?
Message ID:
008401cb149b$694a6240$3bdf26c0$@activestate.com
On Fri, 25 Jun 2010, karl williamson wrote:
> I was surprised to discover that it generates a null, "\000G"

It is consistent with how 0x is treated (same as 0x0), but I guess
it does warrant a warning.

Cheers,
-Jan
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