How do I represent " as a string in python without using '

Question

As you know that python support both ' and " for string like

a = 'str'
b = "str"

If I want to represent the symbol ", I can use:

a = '"'

However, I don't want to use ', is there any way? In java, which does not allow ' for string representing, I can use:

a = "\""

but this escape won't work in python

print("\"") # >>> \"

Thanks

but this escape won't work in python... Why do you think that? — Stephen Rauch
– Stephen Rauch ♦, Commented Jul 12, 2019 at 3:10
@user2357112 it is not? it did print \" instead of " on mine — jxie0755
– jxie0755, Commented Jul 12, 2019 at 3:12
wait, it did, but I meant r"\"", can I do this with raw string? — jxie0755
– jxie0755, Commented Jul 12, 2019 at 3:13
@StephenRauch: That's not really a raw string, though. It's implicitly concatenating r"", '"', and "". — user2357112
– user2357112, Commented Jul 12, 2019 at 3:16

Aakash Mehta · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-12 03:27:59Z

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you can perhaps use a triple quoted string

print("""I wasn't, I shan't. "This is a quote".""")

your output should be

I wasn't, I shan't. "This is a quote".

answered Jul 12, 2019 at 3:27

Aakash Mehta

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Adam Smith · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-12 03:31:57Z

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If you cannot use ' and must use raw strings, then there is no way to express a single double quotation mark " as a string.

There are two methods of including a string delimiter (' or ") in a string:

Your constraints remove both of those possibilities.

answered Jul 12, 2019 at 3:31

Adam Smith

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@Recessive huh? r""" " """ is not '"', yours has a space on either side.