Total Noob question

[simian336]

Hey,

I am new to python. I am trying to write a line out to a file.

f.write('findstr "directory\billing\"' + var)

I guess the \b is being interpreted as a dot when it writes to file. Is there way to write the literal line to the file?

Thanks

Simi

 

[feherke]

Hi

I guess the \b is being interpreted as a dot when it writes to file.

[tt]\b[/tt] is a backspace character. Not only in Python, in almost any language with C-like syntax.

Is there way to write the literal line to the file?

Either use the raw string notation :

f[teal].[/teal][COLOR=darkgoldenrod]write[/color][teal]([/teal][highlight]r[/highlight][green][i]'findstr "directory\billing\"'[/i][/green] [teal]+[/teal] var[teal])[/teal]

( Python | Lexical analysis | Literals | String literals )

Or just escape the backslashes ( \ ) :

f[teal].[/teal][COLOR=darkgoldenrod]write[/color][teal]([/teal][green][i]'findstr "directory[highlight]\[/highlight]\billing[highlight]\[/highlight]\"'[/i][/green] [teal]+[/teal] var[teal])[/teal]

Feherke.
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[simian336]

Hey,

Thanks... I also found that it is almost impossible to write a backslash at the end of a string. So you have to add it as a seperate string and doubled.

f.write(r'findstr "\directory\billing' + '\\' + var)

Thanks

Simi