Bypass '\' in python

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What is the equivalent of string c# = @"\hello" in python? python = '\hello'
In other words, how would I bypass the '\'' breakpoint in python?

What do you mean by `bypass` ? if it means just getting the `hello` string then you can try `'\hello'.split('\\')[1]` — python, Jun 26 '16 at 18:59

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 26 '16 at 18:59

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Assuming you mean that you want \ to not act like an escape character, then you simply escape \ with another \:

myString = "\\hello"
print myString

This prints:

\hello

You also can use a "raw" string:

myString = r"\hello"

answered Jun 26 '16 at 18:59

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 26 '16 at 19:04

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"I am 6'2\" tall." # escape double-quote inside string

'I am 6\'2" tall.' # escape single-quote inside string

answered Jun 26 '16 at 19:04

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 26 '16 at 19:08

A general rule of thumb in any programming language to print the escape character or use it as a part of string is to escape the escape character. So

>>print "\\hello"
\hello

Also as pointed by @IanPudney , python provides a special mechanism to print the raw string. Just use print r"\hello"

I hope this helps

Bypass '\' in python

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