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Title:	ur'foo\d' raises SyntaxError
Type:	behavior	Stage:	resolved
Components:	Interpreter Core	Versions:	Python 3.1, Python 3.2, Python 3.3, Python 3.4

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Status:	closed	Resolution:	not a bug
Dependencies:		Superseder:	Drop support for the "ur" string prefix View: 15096
Assigned To:		Nosy List:	r.david.murray, untitaker
Priority:	normal	Keywords:

Created on 2014-09-02 20:55 by untitaker, last changed 2022-04-11 14:58 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (2)
msg226281 - (view)	Author: Markus Unterwaditzer (untitaker)	Date: 2014-09-02 20:55
The string literal `ur'foo\d'` causes a SyntaxError while the equivalent `r'foo\d'` causes the correct string to be produced.
msg226282 - (view)	Author: R. David Murray (r.david.murray) *	Date: 2014-09-02 20:59
This is a conscious design decision. See issue 15096.