[NooB] Using Escape Sesquences with Strings...

[administrata]

bruno modulix <onurb at xiludom.gro> wrote in message news:<420cbe89$0$526$636a15ce at news.free.fr>...
> administrata wrote:
> > Hello! :)
> > I've reading 'Python Programmin for the Absolute beginner'.
> > I got questions which is...
> > 
> > print "\t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "
> > 
> > rock = """
> > Igneous          Sedimentary          Metamorphic
> > 
> > Lava             Grains               Marble
> > Ramdom crystals  Layer                Bands
> > Granite          Salt                 Schist
> > Intrusive        Weathering           Heat + Pressure
> >                  Deposition           Change"""
> > print \trock
> > 
> > print "\t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "
> > 
> > error occurs!
> > 
> > I don't know how to \t The variable.
> 
> see Daniel's answer for the why.
> Now for the how, I guess you want a tab on each line so you have two 
> solutions :
> 1/ putting the tabs in the string:
> rock = """
> \tIgneous          Sedimentary          Metamorphic
> 
> \tLava             Grains               Marble
> \tRamdom crystals  Layer                Bands
> \tGranite          Salt                 Schist
> \tIntrusive        Weathering           Heat + Pressure
> \t                 Deposition           Change"""
> 
> print rock
> 
> 2/ adding the tabs before printing:
> rock = """
> Igneous          Sedimentary          Metamorphic
> 
> Lava             Grains               Marble
> Ramdom crystals  Layer                Bands
> Granite          Salt                 Schist
> Intrusive        Weathering           Heat + Pressure
>                   Deposition           Change"""
> 
> 
> for line in rock.split("\n"):
>    print "\t%s" % line
> 
> HTH,

thx 4 your helpful msg.

I'll input 1 instead of 2 which is a bit complicated for me.