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Using dictionary keys with embedded '.' - Larz60+ - Nov-13-2016
How to use wierd dictionary keys like "0-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-0" (This is not one of mine)
do all the special charatcers have to be escaped?
RE: Using dictionary keys with embedded '.' - Ofnuts - Nov-13-2016
No, a dictionary key can be any string... You don't need to escape anything, beyond what is needed for string literals, if your key names are in your source code.
RE: Using dictionary keys with embedded '.' - Larz60+ - Nov-13-2016
Thanks
RE: Using dictionary keys with embedded '.' - nilamo - Nov-15-2016
Yes, special characters would need to be escaped. But none of those are special characters :p
>>> items = {"\n": "i'm a value!", "can't \"quote\" me!": "...oh"}
>>> items
{'\n': "i'm a value!", 'can\'t "quote" me!': '...oh'}...I guess our syntax highlighter can't quite handle nested strings.