[Python-Dev] String literal concatenation & docstrings

Raymond Hettinger python at rcn.com
Sat Nov 27 22:10:14 CET 2004


> > "Multiple adjacent string literals (delimited by whitespace),
possibly
> using
> > different quoting conventions, are allowed, and their meaning is the
> same as
> > their concatenation as long as the newline separating them is not
> signifcant to
> > the parser."
> 
> I'm not sure it needs clarifying; it's the reference manual after all,
> not a tutorial.

Right.  Over-clarification results in docs that read like the
instructions for the holy hand grenade ;-)


Raymond



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