printing backslash

[micklee74]

hi
how can i sucessfully print |\| in the output of a print command

a = "|\|"
print a

but it gives me "|\\|"

i tried raw strings too, but it doesn't print |\| . It prints |\\|
instead

eventually, i also want |\| to be inside a list:
alist = ["|\|", 'blah', 'blah'] . How can i put |\| inside a list?

can someone show me how it can be done?
thanks

 

[Steve Holden]

hi
how can i sucessfully print |\| in the output of a print command

a = "|\|"
print a

but it gives me "|\\|"

No it doesn't:

i tried raw strings too, but it doesn't print |\| . It prints |\\|
instead

eventually, i also want |\| to be inside a list:
alist = ["|\|", 'blah', 'blah'] . How can i put |\| inside a list?

can someone show me how it can be done?
thanks

Well, you've got it now, so I won't labour the point.

regards
Steve