i have quotes inside a string like this
string1="blah blah blah " some' thi'ng " end of string "
how do i make sure the quotes are included in there?
please note i have both doubel and single quotes in there
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2Why asking (pretty much the same thing) twice ( python: SyntaxError: EOL while scanning string literal )?Bertrand Marron– Bertrand Marron2010-08-24 23:13:16 +00:00Commented Aug 24, 2010 at 23:13
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1@Bertrand Marron: They seem like very distinct (albeit very basic) questions to me, one dealing with a string that runs on for multiple lines, the other on how to escape multiple quote forms in a single string. The answer may be the same, but for different reasons.Nick T– Nick T2010-08-25 00:21:33 +00:00Commented Aug 25, 2010 at 0:21
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4@Nick T: The OP posted this question a couple minutes after posting the other one. Probably after realizing what his mistake was. It would have been a better idea to edit the other question and not post another one. Plus, if you take a look at his user profile, you'll see that he's been asking questions every ten minutes about very similar topics.Bertrand Marron– Bertrand Marron2010-08-25 00:41:42 +00:00Commented Aug 25, 2010 at 0:41
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Triple quotes are harder to break.
string1="""blah blah blah " some' thi'ng " end of string """
answered Aug 24, 2010 at 23:10
Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
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BoltClock
+1 although apparently SO's syntax highlighter has just broken it :)
You can use \" to make quotes not break quotes.
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if you don't want to go through the whole string putting a backslash before every offending quote, i'd enclose the string in triple quotes. this is especially good for a string that will span several lines.
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You can use \" for using double quotes within double quoted string.
string1 = "blah blah blah \" some' thi'ng \" end of string "
OR you can use ' single quotes for declaring string:
string1 = 'blah blah blah \" some' thi'ng \" end of string '
OR you can use """ triple quotes for string declaration:
string1 = """blah blah blah \" some' thi'ng \" end of string """
Refer article about String Literals for getting complete list of escape sequences
