r'\' - python parser bug?

[Konstantin Veretennicov]

Hi,

recently i tried this:

ActivePython 2.3.2 Build 232 File "<stdin>", line 1
r'\'
^
SyntaxError: EOL while scanning single-quoted string

Is this a known issue? Should i submit a bug report to development?

- kv

 

[Michael Hudson]

Hi,

recently i tried this:

ActivePython 2.3.2 Build 232
File "<stdin>", line 1
r'\'
^
SyntaxError: EOL while scanning single-quoted string

Is this a known issue?

http://www.python.org/doc/faq/general.html#why-can-t-raw-strings-r-strings-end-with-a-backslash

Cheers,
mwh