I want to use curly brackets in rich text markdown

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What I’m trying to do:
In the Anvil design editor, I want to display some Python code, which includes empty curly brackets, in a Rich Text box, using markdown.

What I’ve tried and what’s not working:

Python Code Sample:

mydict = dict()  # this works OK
mydict["keyname"] = "value"

However if I use this format:

mydict = {}  # (using curly brackets)
mydict["keyname"] = "value"

The curly brackets disappear.
I have tried escaping the curly brackets to no avail:

mydict = \{\} # (can see them now - but also the escape character)

By the way - it looks OK in the editor, but disappear when you RUN the app.

Is there some other way to display curly brackets in markdown?
Regards, Chris

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just like fstrings use double curly braces when you need an actual curly brace

self.richtext.content = """
```python
mydict = {{}}
mydict["keyname"] = "value"
```
"""

Similarly if you ever just need a left or right curly brace use {{ or }}.

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Stu - you are a star!
That did the trick, and thanks for your speedy reply.
Regards, Chris