Time for action – commenting code
The most basic comment starts with a hash sign and continues until the end of the line:
- Comment code with this type of comment as follows:
>>> # Comment from hash to end of line
- However, if the hash sign is between single or double quotes, then we have a string, which is an ordered sequence of characters:
>>> astring = '# This is not a comment' >>> astring '# This is not a comment'
- We can also comment multiple lines as a block. This is useful if you want to write a more detailed description of the code. Comment multiple lines as follows:
""" Chapter 1 of NumPy Beginners Guide. Another line of comment. """
We refer to this type of comment as triple-quoted for obvious reasons. It also is used to test code. You ...
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