["python","string"]
Quoting backslashes in Python string literals

I have a string that contains both double-quotes and backslashes that I want to set to a variable in Python. However, whenever I try to set it, the quotes or slashes are either removed or escaped. Here's an example: >>> foo = 'baz "\"' >>> foo 'baz ""' So instead of baz "\" like I want I'm getting baz "". If I then try to escape the backslash, it doesn't help either: >>> foo = 'baz "\\"' >>> foo 'baz "\\"' Which now matches what I put in but wasn't what I originally wanted. How do you get around this problem?
You're being mislead by output -- the second approach you're taking actually does what you want, you just aren't believing it. :) >>> foo = 'baz "\\"' >>> foo 'baz "\\"' >>> print(foo) baz "\" Incidentally, there's another string form which might be a bit clearer: >>> print(r'baz "\"') baz "\"