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From: "Michael F. Stemper" <michael.stemper@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
Subject: Correct syntax for pathological re.search()
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2024 08:35:32 -0500
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I'm trying to discard lines that include the string "\sout{" (which is TeX, for
those who are curious. I have tried:
   if not re.search("\sout{", line):
   if not re.search("\sout\{", line):
   if not re.search("\\sout{", line):
   if not re.search("\\sout\{", line):

But the lines with that string keep coming through. What is the right syntax to
properly escape the backslash and the left curly bracket?

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Michael F. Stemper
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