String escape sequences should be listed in the stdtypes page

[egtwobits]

Documentation

Since string escape sequences are FREQUENTLY used and referred to, they should be listed on the Built In Types page, not tucked away in an obscure lexical analysis page :( Finding it from a search engine is just HORRIBLE.

Linked PRs

• gh-103360: Added and linked to subheader "String escape sequences" #103638
• [3.12] gh-103360: Add link in stdtypes.rst to escape sequences in lexical_analysis.rst (GH-103638) #114907
• [3.11] gh-103360: Add link in stdtypes.rst to escape sequences in lexical_analysis.rst (GH-103638) #114908

[terryjreedy]

The reference for string/bytes literals belongs where it is, the Literals section of the reference manual. The string and bytes doc already has a cross-reference to that section.

We might consider making "escape sequences" in that sentence link to the table. Or we could add a subsection header "String escape sequences" above the table and link to that. This might improve search. The current subsection is pretty long and escape sequences should be as prominent as string concatenation, which is a rather small subsection.

[zormit]

I think this is solved by the PR, but the PR got stale somehow (CI results are outdated by now).