putting JUNK at the end of a [.py] file
Thomas Passin
list1 at tompassin.net
Fri Feb 24 12:03:07 EST 2023
On 2/24/2023 12:37 AM, Hen Hanna wrote:
> On Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 9:17:05 PM UTC-8, Thomas Passin wrote:
>> On 2/23/2023 7:21 PM, Hen Hanna wrote:
>>>
>>> in a LaTeX file, after the (1st) \end{document} line,
>>> i can put any random Junk i want (afterwards) until the end of the file.
>>>
>>>
>>> Is there a similar Method for a .py file ?
>>>
>>> Since i know of no such trick, i sometimes put this (below) at the end of a .py file.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> dummy= (""" junk and more junk
>>> words in Dict
>>> 239 words in Dict
>>> ((( notes or Code fragmetns )))
>>> """)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ** maybe i don't need the dummy= but it looks better.
>
>
>> You can just put it in triple quotes, no need to assign the string to a
>> variable. Or make each line a comment.
>
>
> thanks for the rare concise comment taht also seems devoid of insulting attitude.
>
> ( i still can't tell one person from another, but
> i did notice that one person sent me email
> that was really long, insulting, and creepy )
>
>
> i guess i use (""" """) because i wish it (this feature) came in matching pairs.
>
> and put dummy= to remind myself and to tell the compiler, obivously this Var is unused to feel free to ignore it.
The bare string will be evaluated but not assigned to any variable name.
You don't need to tell the compiler anything. As an example, here is a
tiny program that runs:
"""A little test program to verify that a floating string is OK."""
MSG = 'this is a test'
print(MSG)
"""This is a free-floating message
that is just a note to myself.
"
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