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On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:07:36 +0200, Kiuhnm wrote:

> This is the behavior I need:
> path = path.replace('\\', '\\\\')
> msg = ". {} .. '{}' .. {} .".format(a, path, b)
> Is there a better way?


This works for me:

>>> a = "spam"
>>> b = "ham"
>>> path = r"C:\a\b\c\d\e.txt"
>>> msg = ". %s .. %r .. %s ." % (a, path, b)
>>> print msg
.. spam .. 'C:\\a\\b\\c\\d\\e.txt' .. ham .



Another possibility:

>>> print path.encode('string_escape')
C:\\a\\b\\c\\d\\e.txt


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Steven

On Monday, 16 April 2012 11:03:31 UTC+1, Kiuhnm wrote:
> On 4/16/2012 4:42, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> > On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:07:36 +0200, Kiuhnm wrote:
> >
> >> This is the behavior I need:
> >> path = path.replace('\\', '\\\\')
> >> msg = ". {} .. '{}' .. {} .".format(a, path, b)
> >> Is there a better way?
> >
> >
> > This works for me:
> >
> >>>> a = "spam"
> >>>> b = "ham"
> >>>> path = r"C:\a\b\c\d\e.txt"
> >>>> msg = ". %s .. %r .. %s ." % (a, path, b)
> >>>> print msg
> > . spam .. 'C:\\a\\b\\c\\d\\e.txt' .. ham .
>
> I like this one. Since I read somewhere that 'format' is preferred over
> '%', I was focusing on 'format' and I didn't think of '%'.
> Anyway, it's odd that 'format' doesn't offer something similar.
>
> Kiuhnm

If you look at http://docs.python.org/library/strin...-string-syntax

you'll notice the equiv. of %r is {!r}

On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:03:31 +0200, Kiuhnm wrote:

> On 4/16/2012 4:42, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>> On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:07:36 +0200, Kiuhnm wrote:
>>
>>> This is the behavior I need:
>>> path = path.replace('\\', '\\\\')
>>> msg = ". {} .. '{}' .. {} .".format(a, path, b)
>>> Is there a better way?
>>
>>
>> This works for me:
>>
>>>>> a = "spam"
>>>>> b = "ham"
>>>>> path = r"C:\a\b\c\d\e.txt"
>>>>> msg = ". %s .. %r .. %s ." % (a, path, b) print msg
>> . spam .. 'C:\\a\\b\\c\\d\\e.txt' .. ham .
>
> I like this one. Since I read somewhere that 'format' is preferred over
> '%', I was focusing on 'format' and I didn't think of '%'. Anyway, it's
> odd that 'format' doesn't offer something similar.

But it does. Before making assumptions about what format does and does
not offer, remember that the Fine Manual is your friend.

py> print "%r" % r'C:\a\b\c\d.txt'
'C:\\a\\b\\c\\d.txt'
py> print "{0!r}".format(r'C:\a\b\c\d.txt')
'C:\\a\\b\\c\\d.txt'



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Steven

On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:12:52 +0000, Steven D'Aprano wrote:

> But it does. Before making assumptions about what format does and does
> not offer, remember that the Fine Manual is your friend.

Ha, it would help if I remembered to link to the manual... sorry about
that.

http://docs.python.org/library/strin...-mini-language



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Steven

On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:27:04 +0000, Steven D'Aprano wrote:

> On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:12:52 +0000, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>
>> But it does. Before making assumptions about what format does and does
>> not offer, remember that the Fine Manual is your friend.
>
> Ha, it would help if I remembered to link to the manual... sorry about
> that.
>
> http://docs.python.org/library/strin...-mini-language


Okay, this is getting to be a record, even for me. Wrong link.

http://docs.python.org/library/strin...-string-syntax


(right page, wrong anchor)

I'll just slink away now...



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Steven