Clear invalid escape in python?

Question

In Python, I have a string:

a = "\s"

In JavaScript, a would be the single letter "s", but in Python, a would be "\s".

How can I make Python behave the same way as JavaScript in this situation?

the real case may be more complicate : a = "<div class=\"haha\"><\/div>" , In this case , JavaScript get right HTML but python failed

`a="s"`. There is some differences between languages. Your string is `\s` if you want an output like `s` then you have to change it. Otherwise I don't see anything wrong here. Or use regex . — GLHF, Jan 23 '15 at 03:01
Do you mean a = "<\div>"? (ack... you're editing while I ask, so feel free to ignore this) — Foon, Jan 23 '15 at 03:08
This is just a language-based quirk. Don't use unintuitive escapes and you won't run into this problem. Your "real-case" demonstrates this. — simonzack, Jan 23 '15 at 03:32

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:56

Assuming that there are no encoding/decoding that is happening?

Is a == r"\s" ?

You could simply:

a.replace('\\','')

example:

>>> a = "<div class=\"haha\"><\/div>"
>>> a.replace('\\','')
'<div class="haha"></div>'

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