Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why?

From	Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
Subject	Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why?
Date	2015-03-18 17:47 -0400
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On 3/18/2015 3:53 PM, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:

> I must strongly object and recommend against getting accustomed to the
> suggested use of multi-line string literals.

I agree.

> If you want to comment your code, then by all means do so using docstrings
> and *real* comments.  IDEs like PyDev support you there.

For instance, with Idle, before (with red comment coloring):

# this is
# a very very very ragged ragged ragged ragged ragged ragged ragged
# multiline comment
# that I will reformat
# with Idle's Format Paragraph (default key binding alt-Q, but this may 
be reset by the user as long as the user is careful to not resuse 
another key.

after alt-q anywhere in the comment block, with default 72 char lines

# this is a very very very ragged ragged ragged ragged ragged ragged
# ragged multiline comment that I will reformat with Idle's Format
# Paragraph (default key binding alt-Q, but this may be reset by the
# user as long as the user is careful to not resuse another key.

> That way also the syntax highlighting will be correct.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Aditya Raj Bhatt <adityarajbhatt@gmail.com> - 2015-03-18 10:46 -0700
  Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Laurent Pointal <laurent.pointal@laposte.net> - 2015-03-18 19:04 +0100
    Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Laurent Pointal <laurent.pointal@laposte.net> - 2015-03-18 19:06 +0100
      Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-03-18 20:53 +0100
        Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-03-18 20:56 +0100
        Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-03-18 17:47 -0400
        Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-03-19 09:58 +1100
          Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-03-19 10:23 +1100
    Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Aditya Raj Bhatt <adityarajbhatt@gmail.com> - 2015-03-18 11:23 -0700
      Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Igor Korot <ikorot01@gmail.com> - 2015-03-18 14:45 -0400
      Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Laurent Pointal <laurent.pointal@laposte.net> - 2015-03-18 20:08 +0100
      Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2015-03-28 16:34 -0700
  Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-03-18 21:21 +0100
  Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2015-03-18 13:15 -0500
  Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-03-19 11:06 +1100
  Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2015-03-19 00:53 +0000
    Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-03-22 04:14 +0100
      Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-03-22 14:36 +1100
        Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-03-22 04:49 +0100
          Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-03-22 15:11 +1100
            Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-03-26 05:35 +0100
              Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-03-25 23:09 -0600
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-03-26 17:45 +0100
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-03-26 12:29 -0600
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-03-26 19:54 +0100
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-03-26 17:27 -0600
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-03-28 19:20 +0100
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-03-29 01:56 -0600
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-03-29 12:41 +0200
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-03-31 01:23 -0600
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? sohcahtoa82@gmail.com - 2015-03-31 16:10 -0700
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-01 10:36 +1100
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-03-31 17:43 -0600
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-04-02 23:31 +0200
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? sohcahtoa82@gmail.com - 2015-04-02 15:26 -0700
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-04-02 18:21 -0600
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-04-03 16:40 +1100
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-03 16:57 +1100
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-04-03 10:13 +0300
                r"\"" ??? (was A simple single line, triple-quoted comment) Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-04-03 05:52 -0700
                Re: r"\"" ??? (was A simple single line, triple-quoted comment) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-04 01:40 +1100
                Re: r"\"" ??? (was A simple single line, triple-quoted comment) Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-04-03 08:14 -0700
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-04-03 09:25 -0600
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-04-03 00:40 -0600
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax   error. Why? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-03-27 11:43 +1300
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-03-28 19:06 +0100
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-03-26 12:32 -0600
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-03-26 19:56 +0100
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-03-27 10:15 +1100
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2015-03-26 18:47 -0500
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-03-26 19:38 -0600
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-03-27 07:34 +0200
              Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-03-26 01:23 -0400
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-03-26 18:25 +0100
                Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-03-26 18:30 +0100
          Re: A simple single line, triple-quoted comment is giving syntax error. Why? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-03-22 12:00 +0200

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