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Author r.david.murray
Recipients docs@python, ezio.melotti, r.david.murray, reynir
Date 2013-04-17.15:54:45
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It is a recognized escape sequence, but the syntax of the escape sequence is wrong, thus the syntax error.  An "escape sequence" is a backslash character followed by a letter.  Perhaps that is the bit that needs to be clarified in the docs?
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