Why can't I end a raw string with a backslash?
python, rawstring, string
Solution
You still need `\` to escape `'` or `"` in raw strings, since otherwise the python interpreter doesn't know where the string stops. In your example, you're escaping the closing `'`.
Otherwise:
r'it wouldn\'t be possible to store this string'
r'since it'd produce a syntax error without the escape'
Look at the syntax highlighting to see what I mean.
Problem
I am confused here, even though raw strings convert every `\` to `\\` but when this `\` appears in the end it raises error. ``` >>> r'so\m\e \te\xt' 'so\\m\\e \\te\\xt' >>> r'so\m\e \te\xt\' SyntaxError: EOL while scanning string literal ``` Update: This is now covered in Python FAQs as well: Why can’t raw strings (r-strings) end with a backslash?