XPost: alt.folklore.computers, comp.lang.python   
   From: invalid@invalid.invalid   
      
   Dan Espen  writes:   
   > Lawrence D’Oliveiro  writes:   
   >> On Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:57:57 +0000, mm0fmf wrote:   
   >>> On 14 Dec 2025 11:56:42 GMT, Stéphane CARPENTIER wrote:   
   >>>> My issues with python are:   
   >>>> - It's using indentations, so when I comment a block of code to see   
   >>>>   what happens, it breaks everything and I have to manage the   
   >>>>   indentations. I can't just comment/uncomment a block of code as I do   
   >>>>   with other programming languages.   
   >>> ''' and ''' are your friend   
   >>   
   >> Unless the block has triply-quoted strings inside it ...   
   >   
   > Then """ and """ are your better friends.   
      
   Why bother? If you want to comment out a block, you can do just that,   
   much the same as in any other language.   
      
       $ cat t.py   
       def f(x):   
       #    while x < 10:   
       #        print(x)   
       #        x += 1   
           print("done")   
      
       f(3)   
       $ python3 t.py   
       done   
      
   If you prefer the comment markers to match the indentation of the whole   
   block, that works too:   
      
       $ cat t.py   
       def f(x):   
           # while x < 10:   
           #     print(x)   
           #     x += 1   
           print("done")   
      
       f(3)   
       $ python3 t.py   
       done   
      
   Or perhaps you prefer the comment markets to follow the lines they’re   
   commenting out:   
      
       $ cat t.py   
       def f(x):   
           # while x < 10:   
               # print(x)   
               # x += 1   
           print("done")   
      
       f(3)   
       $ python3 t.py   
       done   
      
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