转义字符(\)的应用包含两种情况:一是输出字符串中包含单引号,如输出what's your name?,这个时候用单引号指示它,python会不知道从何处结束,这个时候可以加入转义符即‘what\'s your name?’或者换成双引号“what's your name?”
二是在一句话的后面,表示该句不分段,如:
"This is the first sentence.\
This is the second sentence."
等价于"This is the first sentence. This is the second sentence."