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Python - Escape Characters

Escape Character

To insert characters that are illegal in a string, use an escape character.

An escape character is a backslash followed by the character you want to insert.

An example of an illegal character is a double quote inside a string that is surrounded by double quotes:

Example

You will get an error if you use double quotes inside a string that is surrounded by double quotes:

txt = "We are the so-called "Vikings" from the north."

To fix this problem, use the escape character ":

Example

The escape character allows you to use double quotes when you normally would not be allowed:

txt = "We are the so-called "Vikings" from the north."

Escape Characters

Other escape characters used in Python:

Code Result Try it
' Single Quote
\ Backslash
n New Line
r Carriage Return
t Tab
b Backspace
f Form Feed
ooo Octal value
xhh Hex value
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