Python raw strings and trailing backslash

Question

I ran across something once upon a time and wondered if it was a Python \"bug\" or at least a misfeature. I\'m curious if anyone knows of any justifications for this behavi

Answer 1

Another way to workaround this is:

 >>> print(r"Raw \with\ trailing backslash\ "[:-1])
 Raw \with\ trailing backslash\

Updated for Python 3 and removed unnecessary slash at the end which implied an escape.

Note that personally I doubt I would use the above. I guess maybe if it was a huge string with more than just a path. For the above I'd prefer non-raw and double up the slashes.