larger kludge for escaped characters

2013-06-07 17:07:22 -04:00 · 2013-06-07 17:07:22 -04:00 · 00da0468e6
commit 00da0468e6
parent 2c582fbd52
1 changed files with 3 additions and 2 deletions
--- a/hy/lex/states.py
+++ b/hy/lex/states.py
@ -255,8 +255,9 @@ class String(State):
        """
        if self.escaped:
            self.escaped = False
-            if char == "n":
-                self.nodes.append("\n")
+            simple_escapables = tuple('abfnrtv')
+            if char in simple_escapables:
+                self.nodes.append(eval('"\\'+char+'"'))
                return
            if char == "\\":
                self.nodes.append("\\")