Quoting backslashes in Python string literals

Question

I have a string that contains both double-quotes and backslashes that I want to set to a variable in Python. However, whenever I try to set it, the quotes or slashes are eit

Answer 1

Another way to end a string with a backslash is to end the string with a backslash followed by a space, and then call the .strip() function on the string.

I was trying to concatenate two string variables and have them separated by a backslash, so i used the following:

newString = string1 + "\ ".strip() + string2