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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"netrc.py strips away valid backslash characters from tokens","articleBody":"# Bug report\r\n\r\nCommit https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/15409c720be0503131713e3d3abc1acd0da07378 to close PR https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/26330 introduced a regression in the stdlib netrc.py that causes backslashes to be stripped out of tokens. As an example, the password extracted from the following .netrc file\r\n\r\n```\r\nmachine my.host.com login user password mypass\\word\r\n```\r\n\r\nwill be `mypassword` instead of `mypass\\word`. Same behavior would happen for login or account tokens.\r\n\r\n# Your environment\r\n\r\n\u003c!-- Include as many relevant details as possible about the environment you experienced the bug in --\u003e\r\n\r\n- CPython versions tested on: \u003e=3.11\r\n\n\n\u003c!-- gh-pr-number: gh-99088 --\u003e\n* PR: gh-99088\n\u003c!-- /gh-pr-number --\u003e\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/stefanoboriero","@type":"Person","name":"stefanoboriero"},"datePublished":"2022-11-03T22:47:28.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":1},"url":"https://github.com/99080/cpython/issues/99080"}