How can I literally print out an escape sequence in python? [duplicate]

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Is there a way to litterally print an escape sequence such as \n? For example:

print "Hello\nGoodbye"

The output of this would be:

Hello Goodbye

Is there a way to get it to literally print out this?

Hello\nGoodbye

ebarr · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-12 23:25:15Z

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You can use raw strings (see here). Just add an r before the string:

>>> print r"hello\nworld" hello\nworld

answered Apr 12, 2014 at 23:25

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score 3 · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-12 23:32:09Z

You can place the string in repr:

>>> mystr = "Hello\nGoodbye" >>> print mystr Hello Goodbye >>> print repr(mystr) 'Hello\nGoodbye' >>> # Remove apostrophes >>> print repr(mystr)[1:-1] Hello\nGoodbye >>>

Konrad Wąsowicz · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-12 23:25:39Z

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Simpy write:

r'Hello\nGoodbye'

r is for raw string.

answered Apr 12, 2014 at 23:25

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