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Kartik Sreenivasan
Kartik Sreenivasan

Reputation: 98

Python string has a character that is present in Linux but missing in Windows

This is the first question I'm posting so please pardon my ignorance. I am using python to write into files and then read them. Using the usual suspects (file.read(), file.write())

The code is being run on both windows and Linux. A particular string I'm reading, say str is giving a length of 6 on Windows, while it is giving a length of 7 on Linux. I tried exploring what this magic character is but it turns out I cant print it! If i try printing str, it gives the same results on Windows and Linux. If i try printing str[6] on Linux, it prints blank!

I have verified that it is not a whitespace or newline(\n) character. I am even unable to print the ascii value of this character. Are there characters out there without ascii values?

I have found that strip() function eliminates this magic character but I am still curious as to what it is.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 163

Answers (1)

Elliott Frisch
Elliott Frisch

Reputation: 201497

In Windows, newline is "\r\n", while on Linux it is "\n". This is why there is a character count discrepancy.

Upvotes: 1

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