Backslashes disappear during python markdown processing

[jordanjambazov]

Any backslashes \ get removed during the markdown processing. Backslashes that are in code blocks get displayed properly, but ones in the markdown body -- not.

For example, if you parse "C:\Program Files" the markdown processor will return "C:Program Files".

[mikkeloscar]

\ backslash is an escape character and has to be escaped with \\.
See http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax#backslash

[jordanjambazov]

Hmm... but if we escape all backslashes they appear doubled in the code block. Take a look at this markdown preview: http://github.github.com/github-flavored-markdown/preview.html Backslashes are can be escaped, but escaping shouldn't be compulsory. Currently backslashes are completely removed by Python Markdown if they're not escaped.

[mikkeloscar]

I'm sorry, you are right. They shouldn't be removed if they aren't escaped.