Re: [PATCH] Interpret #r"..." as a raw string

[Richard Stallman]

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  > Is #r"..." convenient enough?

  > If I have a string with lots of double quotes, I still have to escape
  > every duoble quote.

  > Maybe better to change to #r"..."r#, or even #r<<<<"...">>>>r# (user can
  > insert any number of < and > but they must be paired to avoid the
  > escape.)

I suggest writing the code to move backwards over various possible syntaxes
to determine which ones work well for backward parsing.
Then choose the syntax based on that.

I've done that in the past.

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Dr Richard Stallman
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