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EOL while scanning string literal when trying to print a \ in python

I'm trying to print just a \ using python and it seems like \ is some kind of reserved character or something. The code print "\" returns SyntaxError: EOL while scanning string literal. Any suggestions?

Solution

  • The backslash is used in Python for escape sequences. The proper way to do what you want is:

    print "\\" # You need to escape the \ character