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Quoting a quote - small mistake Isn\'t

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Within the python tutorial, there is a chapter dealing with quoting a quote. I think, the last example is incorrect here:

'"Isn\'t," they said.' -----> supposed to return '"Isn\'t," they said.'

Shouldn't the return be "Isn't," they said.?

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  • gh-152925

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Start with the Python tutorial chapter on quoting a quote and inspect the final example and its documented result. Compare the wording with the behavior described in the issue, and check linked PR gh-152925; done means the tutorial example accurately documents the result.

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Tech stack
python
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documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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