[Python-Dev] Utopian String Interpolation

Aahz Maruch aahz@rahul.net
Thu, 17 Jan 2002 09:56:46 -0800 (PST)


Guido van Rossum wrote:
>Paul Svensson:
>> 
>> I would certainly claim that an unrecognized escape sequence _is_ wrong.
> 
> Then you are wrong.  Go away and design your own language.

Hey!  That's a bit harsh.  I'm not going to campaign to make
unrecognized escape sequences a syntax error, but not raising a syntax
error does seem to be against Python's principles.
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