Python IDLE shell - How to make multiline strings

Question

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I am a beginner at Python and I know how to type the correct syntax but when I repeat it, it comes out with no extra lines, it just says "\\n"

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My variable is fred and I set it to what it says below, and then on the 3rd line I made it print the text. Please tell me if I didn't describe it correctly, keep in mind I'm a beginner.

EXAMPLE:

>>> fred = '''How do dinosaurs pay their bills?
With tyrannosaurus checks!'''
>>> fred
'How do dinosaurs pay their bills?\nWith tyrannosaurus checks!'

Answer 1

The \\n in that string represents the new line symbol. For pretty much all purposes, it is a new line.

What you're doing is correct.

To print the lines on separate lines:

for line in jack.split("\n"):
    print(line)