Escape Characters

Escape Characters are very important in python. It allows us to insert illegal characters into a string like a back slash, new line or a tab.

Single/Double Quote: used to insert single/double quotes in the string.

Example:

str1 = "He was \"Flabergasted\"."
str2 = 'He was \'Flabergasted\'.'
print(str1)
print(str2)

Output:

He was "Flabergasted".
He was 'Flabergasted'.

 

New Line: inserts a new line wherever specified.

Example:

str1 = "I love doing Yoga. \nIt cleanses my mind and my body."
print(str1)

Output:

I love doing Yoga.
It cleanses my mind and my body.

 

Tab: inserts a tab wherever specified.

Example:

str2 = "Hello \t\tWorld \t!!!"
print(str2)

Output:

Hello           World   !!!

 

Backspace: erases the character before it wherever it is specified.

Example:

str2 = "Hello  \bWorld !!!"
print(str2)

Output:

Hello World !!!

 

Backslash: used to insert a backslash into a string.

Example:

str3 = "What will you eat? Apple\\Banana"
print(str3)

Output:

What will you eat? Apple\Banana