From: Lee Smith <leeb@...>
Date: 2008-06-01T21:47:23+09:00
Subject: Slashes in YAML

Hello all...

I wish to store several LaTex constants in YAML file and process them in
ruby. LaTex uses single slashes ('\') as a markup specifier. If I
specify a yaml string containing a single slash (e.g., "^{\circ}" which
is the LaTex markup for 'degrees Celsius') ruby will helpfully escape
the slash for me yielding "^{\\circ}"

I've tried all sorts of quoting and other tricks to tell ruby to "leave
my string alone" but it insists on escaping my slash!

Thanks!
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