[Matplotlib-devel] matplotlib limitations and design flaws

[Joe Kington]

>  Ctrl + / should comment out a chunk of text on most editors that I've
> used (Save for e.g., vim).
>

And it's pretty trivial to set up in vim (note that you'd tupically
customize comment marker on a per-language basis through an autocmd
function).  This maps commenting out a block to "-" and uncommenting to "_":

" Clear all comment markers (one rule for all languages)
map _ :s/^\/\/\\|^--\\|^> \\|^[#"%!;]//<CR>:nohlsearch<CR>
"Insert comment markers (assumes # unless overridden)
map - :s/^/#/<CR>:nohlsearch<CR>

There are also smarter options through various plugins, as well.

At any rate, block commenting isn't something I've ever missed or felt was
a limitation in any way, though that's just my $0.02.

Cheers,
-Joe
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