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

[Matt Armstrong]

Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:

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>   > > Is a "raw string" supposed to be a different data type,
>   > > or is it supposed to be a different syntax for the string type?
>
>   > AFAIK it's usually a different syntax for the same underlying type.
>
> Thanks.  I don't see any problem with that.
>
> "Raw string" sounds like a different type of string.
> I suggest calling it "raw string syntax" for clarity.

I have seen it called a "raw string literal" in other languages.