Riko Wichmann wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] in comp.lang.python:
> Dear all, > > is there a way in Python to comment out blocks of code without putting a > # in front of each line? Somethings like C's > > /* > block of code here is commented out > */ > if False: (indented) block of code here is commented out I've no idea how efficient it is compared to triple-quoted strings or line by line comments. But (at least with the editors I use) it does retain the syntax highlighting, which I quite like YMMV. BTW for C and C++: #if 0 block of code here is commented out /* with embeded comments ! */ #endif Rob. -- http://www.victim-prime.dsl.pipex.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list