How do I add characters like @, /, \, * in a string in Python, without it reading it as an escape sequence

Question

I am trying to send a message on twilio. The message includes an ASCII artwork that I have made. It contains characters like *, /, \\, " and #. When I add my drawing in a python string, it reads it as an escape sequence, giving me a bunch of unintended errors. How do I reformat my code so that python prints anything that is within the strings as is, without trying to edit it as an escape sequence.

message = client.messages.create(
                     body= """                  


      .---------. | == |
      |.-"""""-.| |----|
      ||       || | == |
      ||       || |----|
      |'-.....-'| |::::|
      `"")---(""` |___.|
     /:::::::::::\" _  "
    /:::=======:::\`\`\
jgs `"""""""""""""`  '-'


                     """

Answer 1

s="\\\\" is a single backslash. You escape escaping.

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