[issue44308] Raw Strings lack parody

[Steven D'Aprano]

Steven D'Aprano <steve+python at pearwood.info> added the comment:

I think you have missed something important here:

    >>> data = b'foo\bar'
    >>> len(data)
    6
    >>> print(data)
    b'foo\x08ar'


If you want bytes including a backslash followed by a b, you need to use raw bytes rb'foo\bar' or escape the backslash.

Also Python 3.8 is in feature-freeze so the earliest this new feature could be added to the language is now 3.11.

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nosy: +steven.daprano
type: behavior -> enhancement
versions: +Python 3.11 -Python 3.8

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