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diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/introduction.rst b/Doc/tutorial/introduction.rst index 6532a4e..ebc2e91 100644 --- a/Doc/tutorial/introduction.rst +++ b/Doc/tutorial/introduction.rst @@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ the first quote:: >>> print(r'C:\some\name') # note the r before the quote C:\some\name +There is one subtle aspect to raw strings: a raw string may not end in +an odd number of ``\`` characters; see +:ref:`the FAQ entry <faq-programming-raw-string-backslash>` for more information +and workarounds. + String literals can span multiple lines. One way is using triple-quotes: ``"""..."""`` or ``'''...'''``. End of lines are automatically included in the string, but it's possible to prevent this by adding a ``\`` at |