'#' in string causes python syntax error

[perplexedfingers]

In opy_config.txt, I stated my module name as you suggested, and I wrote a usage function that prints out the usage when any invalid parameter given, in which I state the module name again. However, while Opy obfuscates my script, the module name is reserved and this reservation makes the string ill-formed. Python gets error running the ill-formed obfuscated script.

Is this a bug, or an intended behavior?

--Update

print("test.here #hey")

becomes

print("test.here 

and these are fine

" '' "

' "" '

""" '' """

''' "" '''

[perplexedfingers]

I found this situation is actually quite complicated. Could we just fix pound signs in one quotation mark pairs(' ', " ")? It could be like

" hey ' # ' "
' hey " # " '

[JdeH]

Hi,

Since Opy does'nt really parse your source, but rather uses regular expressions, the following syntax limitations hold:

• A comment after a string literal should be preceded by whitespace.
• A ' or " inside a string literal should be escaped with \ rather then doubled.
• A # in a string literal can only be used at the start, so use 'p''#''r' rather than 'p#r'.

The trick is to make # appear only at the start of a string literal. A general way to do that is splitting your string literals as follows:

print("test.here #hey")

should be written as become:

print("test.here ""#""hey")

actually printing the concatenation of three strings, namely:

"test.here ", "#" and "hey"

Or, with single quotes if you prefer them:

print('test.here ''#''hey')

(Note that there are no double quotes here, '' are two single quotes)

actually again printing the concatenation of three strings, namely:

'test.here ', '#' and 'hey'

Hope this helps.

Kind regards Jacques

[perplexedfingers]

It seems this is the easiest way to have jobs done. Thanks!

[JdeH]

Glad that it worked for you!