[NooB] Using Escape Sesquences with Strings...

[administrata]

Hello!
I've reading 'Python Programmin for the Absolute beginner'.
I got questions which is...

print "\t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "

rock = """
Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic

Lava Grains Marble
Ramdom crystals Layer Bands
Granite Salt Schist
Intrusive Weathering Heat + Pressure
Deposition Change"""
print \trock

print "\t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "

error occurs!

I don't know how to \t The variable.

Help!

 

[Daniel Bickett]

print \trock

Your problem lies in this line. The escape sequence \t is not a
variable, so to speak. It is just that, an escape sequence, so it must
be located inside of a string:

print "\t" + rock

 

[bruno modulix]

Hello!
I've reading 'Python Programmin for the Absolute beginner'.
I got questions which is...

print "\t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "

rock = """
Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic

Lava Grains Marble
Ramdom crystals Layer Bands
Granite Salt Schist
Intrusive Weathering Heat + Pressure
Deposition Change"""
print \trock

print "\t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "

error occurs!

I don't know how to \t The variable.

see Daniel's answer for the why.
Now for the how, I guess you want a tab on each line so you have two
solutions :
1/ putting the tabs in the string:
rock = """
\tIgneous Sedimentary Metamorphic

\tLava Grains Marble
\tRamdom crystals Layer Bands
\tGranite Salt Schist
\tIntrusive Weathering Heat + Pressure
\t Deposition Change"""

print rock

2/ adding the tabs before printing:
rock = """
Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic

Lava Grains Marble
Ramdom crystals Layer Bands
Granite Salt Schist
Intrusive Weathering Heat + Pressure
Deposition Change"""


for line in rock.split("\n"):
print "\t%s" % line

HTH,

 

[administrata]

see Daniel's answer for the why.
Now for the how, I guess you want a tab on each line so you have two
solutions :
1/ putting the tabs in the string:
rock = """
\tIgneous Sedimentary Metamorphic

\tLava Grains Marble
\tRamdom crystals Layer Bands
\tGranite Salt Schist
\tIntrusive Weathering Heat + Pressure
\t Deposition Change"""

print rock

2/ adding the tabs before printing:
rock = """
Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic

Lava Grains Marble
Ramdom crystals Layer Bands
Granite Salt Schist
Intrusive Weathering Heat + Pressure
Deposition Change"""


for line in rock.split("\n"):
print "\t%s" % line

HTH,

thx 4 your helpful msg.

I'll input 1 instead of 2 which is a bit complicated for me.