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Re: Eliminate "extra" variable

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On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 18:43:53 -0800, Igor Korot <ikorot01@gmail.com> 
wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 4:58 PM, MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> 
wrote:




> > When writing paths on Windows, it's a good idea to use raw string
> > literals or slashes instead of backslashes:
> >
> >     conn = sqlite3.connect(r'c:\Documents and
> > Settings\Igor.FORDANWORK\Desktop\mydb.db', detect_types =
> > sqlite3.PARSE_DECLTYPES|sqlite3.PARSE_COLNAMES)
> >
> > or:
> >
> >     conn = sqlite3.connect('c:/Documents and
> > Settings/Igor.FORDANWORK/Desktop/mydb.db', detect_types =
> > sqlite3.PARSE_DECLTYPES|sqlite3.PARSE_COLNAMES)

> So, how do I convert my string to one of those?
> I realized I can just do replace '/' to '\', but is there a better 
alternative?

The "conversion" is done with a text editor.  The string literals you 
had were just wrong. By the time they have been turned into strings 
it's too late to algorithmically recover your intended string values.

-- 
DaveA

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Re: Eliminate "extra" variable Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-08 19:10 +0000
  Re: Eliminate "extra" variable Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-08 15:07 -0500
    Fwd: Eliminate "extra" variable Igor Korot <ikorot01@gmail.com> - 2013-12-08 12:58 -0800
    Re: Eliminate "extra" variable Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-12-08 16:18 -0600
    Re: Fwd: Eliminate "extra" variable Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-12-08 17:36 -0500
    Re: Eliminate "extra" variable Igor Korot <ikorot01@gmail.com> - 2013-12-14 23:49 -0800
    Re: Eliminate "extra" variable Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-12-15 06:17 -0600
    Re: Eliminate "extra" variable Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-12-15 06:29 -0600
    Re: Eliminate "extra" variable Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-12-15 12:08 -0500
    Re: Eliminate "extra" variable Igor Korot <ikorot01@gmail.com> - 2013-12-15 14:46 -0800
    Re: Eliminate "extra" variable MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2013-12-16 00:58 +0000
    Re: Eliminate "extra" variable Igor Korot <ikorot01@gmail.com> - 2013-12-15 18:43 -0800
    Re: Eliminate "extra" variable Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-12-15 21:58 -0500
    Re: Eliminate "extra" variable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-16 13:57 +1100
    Re: Eliminate "extra" variable Igor Korot <ikorot01@gmail.com> - 2013-12-15 20:24 -0800

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