#1151942 Python SyntaxWarning: "\|" is an invalid escape sequence.

Package:
playonlinux
Source:
playonlinux
Submitter:
Joerg Schiermeier
Date:
2026-10-26 21:53:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1151942#5
Date:
2026-10-24 20:22:14 UTC
From:
To:
Hello and good evening!

During an update of Python I got a warning about an unusual syntax of a Python string:
---quote---
python3 (3.14.8-1) wird eingerichtet ...
running python rtupdate hooks for python3.14...
/usr/share/playonlinux/python/configurewindow/ConfigureWindowNotebook.py:464: SyntaxWarning: "\|" is an invalid escape sequence. Such sequences will not work in the future. Did you mean "\\|"? A raw string is also an option.
  \|Windows executable (*.exe)|*.exe;*.EXE\
/usr/share/playonlinux/python/mainwindow.py:711: SyntaxWarning: "\|" is an invalid escape sequence. Such sequences will not work in the future. Did you mean "\\|"? A raw string is also an option.
  \|XPM (*.xpm)|*.xpm;*.XPM\
running python post-rtupdate hooks for python3.14...
---end quote---
#1151942#10
Date:
2026-10-26 21:50:39 UTC
From:
To:
Hi Joerg,

playonlinux was dropped from Debian development
a bit of time after Trixie was released.

It is not advised to use it in the future,
but if it fits your needs, why not.

This visual glitch (the SyntaxWarning)
has very little chance to get fixed though.

Greetings