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string_encoding_issues.py
# Escaped string issue.
encoded_str = "Caf\\xc3\\xa9"
encoded_str.replace('\\\\', '\')
# returns: "Caf\\xc3\\xa9"
encoded_str.replace('\\', '')
# returns: "Cafxc3xa9"
import re
re.sub('\\\\', '\\', encoded_str)
# returns: "Caf\\xc3\\xa9"
# This one works
encoded_str.decode('string_escape')
# returns: "Caf\xc3\xa9"
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