XPost: alt.folklore.computers, comp.lang.python   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:18:39 -0500, c186282 wrote:   
      
   >    Both ''' and """ work ... but you need to close the comment block   
   >    with the same thing.   
   >   
   >    ANYway, block-comments ARE (at least now) to be had in Python.   
   >   
   >    Never used P1 or P2 worth anything, maybe they didn't have block   
   >    comments ???   
      
   https://peps.python.org/pep-0257/   
      
   Doc strings are a little strange. 'String' is the key word.   
      
    python3   
   Python 3.13.7 (main, Nov 24 2025, 20:51:28) [GCC 15.2.0] on linux   
   Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.   
   >>> # this is a real comment   
   >>> """this a a multiline   
   ...     string   
   ... """   
   'this a a multiline\n    string\n'   
   >>> foo = """ more multiline   
   ...           stuff   
   ...           """   
   >>> print(foo)   
    more multiline   
             stuff   
   There are just strings that aren't assigned.   
      
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