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
– GLHF, Commented Jan 23, 2015 at 3:01
Do you mean a = "<\div>"? (ack... you're editing while I ask, so feel free to ignore this) — Foon
– Foon, Commented Jan 23, 2015 at 3:08
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
– simonzack, Commented Jan 23, 2015 at 3:32

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:56:59Z

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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