test_escape_backslashes(): A test for SF bug #663369 by Matthew Woodcraft.
diff --git a/Lib/email/test/test_email.py b/Lib/email/test/test_email.py
index 3c382cb..317e08a 100644
--- a/Lib/email/test/test_email.py
+++ b/Lib/email/test/test_email.py
@@ -1859,6 +1859,14 @@
b = 'person@dom.ain'
self.assertEqual(Utils.parseaddr(Utils.formataddr((a, b))), (a, b))
+ def test_escape_backslashes(self):
+ self.assertEqual(
+ Utils.formataddr(('Arthur \Backslash\ Foobar', 'person@dom.ain')),
+ r'"Arthur \\Backslash\\ Foobar" <person@dom.ain>')
+ a = r'Arthur \Backslash\ Foobar'
+ b = 'person@dom.ain'
+ self.assertEqual(Utils.parseaddr(Utils.formataddr((a, b))), (a, b))
+
def test_name_with_dot(self):
x = 'John X. Doe <jxd@example.com>'
y = '"John X. Doe" <jxd@example.com>'