Why Does The Single Backslash Raw String In Python Cause A Syntax Error?

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Solution 1:

The problem here is simple, the system assumes that the single backslash is for escaping, you are escaping your quote, otherwise you have to escape the escape char. This would happen in any environment that lets a character disable another characters function.