write backslash in string python code example

Example 1: 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)

Example 2: python backslash in string

# This will output one backslash
print("\\")
# OUTPUT:
\

Example 3: python print single backslash

print('\\')