[Python-au] String Casting

[sjmachin at lexicon.net]

On 25 Mar 2005 at 10:41, Bryce Macdonald wrote:

> 
> Hi
> 
> I have a string that is posted to my python program (which I cant control) that contains the literal 
> r™\x7E\x0D\x0A™ and I want it to convert it to equal ˜~\r\n™
> 
> Is there a way to convert this string ?
>

1. What do you mean, "posted to"?

2. You can't control your Python program?

3. Given the following, why do you want to convert it?

>>> '\x7E\x0D\x0A' is '~\r\n'
True
>>>