Re: simple string backspace question

<vedrandekovic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
text="Hello\bworld"
print text
"HelloBSworld"

Should this character "\b" (backspace) in this text return this:
"Helloworld"?

rhymes@groove ~ % python Python
2.5.1 (r251:54869, Apr 18 2007, 22:08:04)
[GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5367)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
text="Hello\bworld"
print text
Hellworld

What system are u using?

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