backslash in python
In python a backslash is used a an escape character, if you want to include a tab, newline, quote or any unicode character, you must use a backslash. '\'' - quote '\"' - double quote '\n' - newline '\t' - tab '\r' - carriage return '\\' - backslash '\u...' - unicode character (replace ... with the corresponding 4-digit number) '\b' - backspace '\f' - form feed '\ooo...' octal value (replace ...) '\x..' hexadecimal value (replace .. with two characters)