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Python

Posted by Emilio Andere
Emilio Andere
495 Points

What does this small set of code do

"What would yo like to remove?\n> "

the \n>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points

The character combination \n is an escape sequence, and represents a new line. So when this is printed out the ">" will be shown on the next line below the question:

What would you like to remove?  
>