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I have a list of strings:


list_of_strgs = ['if a+b > 10 and b+c < 20:',
 'if a+b > 10 ||| b+c < 20 &&b<2:',
 'x&& &&& and and x or | ||\\|| x']

In the third list, I need to replace the double backslash with a single backslash.

I tried this (see Python regex to replace double backslash with single backslash):


new = [i.replace('\\\\', '\\') for i in list_of_strgs]

This has no effect.

Any ideas what else I could try? Thanks!
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    if you have the text "x\\y" then you have a string that is x\y, as the text "\\" is a single backslash in the same way the text "\n" is a newline. You cannot for example do "z\\z".replace("\\", "\"). Commented Aug 12, 2021 at 21:09
  • Does this answer your question? How to replace a double backslash with a single backslash in python? Commented Aug 12, 2021 at 21:25
  • if you print out print(list_of_strgs[2]) you will get x&& &&& and and x or | ||\|| x anyway? Commented Aug 12, 2021 at 21:39
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