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I've been using Python for quite some time now, and I'm a bit stumped.

Does it really not have a multi-line comment? I think I must just be
missing something simple and stupid.

Thanks in advance.

Doug Tolton

In article <>,
Doug Tolton <> wrote:
>
>Does it really not have a multi-line comment? I think I must just be
>missing something simple and stupid.

'''
Most people use triple-quoted strings
for multi-line comments.
'''
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On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 14:17:38 -0500, Skip Montanaro <>
wrote:


>Nope, no multi-line comment. The python-mode package which is available for
>Emacs and XEmacs supports commenting a block of text. You can also use
>triple-quoted strings:
>

How do you comment the block of text with Emacs? That is what I'm
using for my code editor.

I was wondering if a triple-quoted string not assigned would work, but
I hadn't got arround to trying it yet.

Doug Tolton

Doug Tolton <> writes:

> How do you comment the block of text with Emacs? That is what I'm
> using for my code editor.

In Python mode, use C-c # to comment the selected region and C-u C-c #
to uncomment a region. The commenting is done with "##" at the front
of every line in the region, so it normally stands out from actual
comments due to the #-doubling.

-- David

Doug Tolton <> writes:
[...]
> How do you comment the block of text with Emacs? That is what I'm
> using for my code editor.

C-c #

I use C-x r k to uncomment (kill-rectangle), but I'm sure there must
be an uncomment-region in there somewhere...


> I was wondering if a triple-quoted string not assigned would work, but
> I hadn't got arround to trying it yet.

The only trouble with TCSs is that emacs gets confused more easily
than with '## ' multiline-comments. And recent CVS python-modes have
had broken docstring fill (still broken, actually, whitespace gets
collapsed sometimes... must file a bug).


John

>>>>> "John" == John J Lee <> writes:

John> Doug Tolton <> writes: [...]
>> How do you comment the block of text with Emacs? That is what I'm
>> using for my code editor.

John> C-c #

John> I use C-x r k to uncomment (kill-rectangle), but I'm sure there
John> must be an uncomment-region in there somewhere...

Just do C-u C-c #

Regards,
Isaac.

Isaac To <> writes:

> >>>>> "John" == John J Lee <> writes:
[...]
> John> I use C-x r k to uncomment (kill-rectangle), but I'm sure there
> John> must be an uncomment-region in there somewhere...
>
> Just do C-u C-c #

D'oh!


John

On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 14:17:38 -0500, Skip Montanaro wrote:

>
> Doug> I've been using Python for quite some time now, and I'm a bit
> Doug> stumped. Does it really not have a multi-line comment? I think I
> Doug> must just be missing something simple and stupid.
>
> Nope, no multi-line comment. The python-mode package which is available for
> Emacs and XEmacs supports commenting a block of text. You can also use
> triple-quoted strings:

That always stumped me as well. Any idea what the justification for this
was, Skip?


-c

On Tuesday 12 August 2003 22:07, Christopher Blunck wrote:
> >
> > Nope, no multi-line comment. The python-mode package which is available
> > for Emacs and XEmacs supports commenting a block of text. You can also
> > use triple-quoted strings:
>
> That always stumped me as well. Any idea what the justification for this
> was, Skip?
>

none of the other shell/script languages have one either. I rarely miss it.

On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 23:21:16 -0700, Chad Netzer <>
wrote:

>(along with block indent/dedent with a decent editor)

In emacs what are the key strocks for block indent and dedent?

Man, I wonder if I'll even learn 10% of the Emacs keystrokes.

Doug Tolton