Python raw_input messing up string concatenation

Question

I am trying to do something relatively simple in Python and am surprised at how badly this isn\'t working for how simple it should be.

I\'m here just trying to concatena

Answer 1

You're running under Windows, correct? The string you enter is terminated by a DOS line ending, so that ProjRegex consists of test1abc\rtest2. When printed, the \r moves the cursor to the beginning of the line, at which point test2 overwrites test1.