How to handle the " sign in python strings

Asked Sep 28 '18 at 17:32

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I have to include the following text in a python string:

<table style="width:100%">

But since python uses the " sign to start and close strings, when i try to put the code above into a python string the part - <table style= is recognized as a string but the second part isn't because python recognize the " sign as the end of the string.

How can I solve this problem ? Thank you in advance

asked Sep 28 '18 at 17:32

Edoardo Maschio

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You can either escape it, or use `'` to enclose the string. So: `s = ''` or `s = "
"`
– user3483203 Sep 28 '18 at 17:32
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Man that was so obvious, why didn't I think about it.. thank you :) – Edoardo Maschio Sep 28 '18 at 17:34
Possible duplicate of [Python escape regex special characters](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4202538/python-escape-regex-special-characters) – Ari Lotter Sep 28 '18 at 17:34
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BTW, `"` is a _character_, not _"sign"_ – zvone Sep 28 '18 at 18:21

How to handle the " sign in python strings

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