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[Bob Gailer]

At 04:58 PM 11/29/2004, Jeff Peery wrote:
>Hello,
>
>was wondering how python handles multi-line code. for example if I have a 
>really long equation and I don't want to have to scroll over to look at 
>it, can I just continue the equation on the next line? is this good 
>practice? similarly can I do this for things like dictionaries and lists?

 From the Python Language Reference:

2.1.5 Explicit line joining

Two or more physical lines may be joined into logical lines using backslash 
characters (\), as follows: when a physical line ends in a backslash that 
is not part of a string literal or comment, it is joined with the following 
forming a single logical line, deleting the backslash and the following 
end-of-line character. For example:

if 1900 < year < 2100 and 1 <= month <= 12 \
    and 1 <= day <= 31 and 0 <= hour < 24 \
    and 0 <= minute < 60 and 0 <= second < 60:   # Looks like a valid date
         return 1

A line ending in a backslash cannot carry a comment. A backslash does not 
continue a comment. A backslash does not continue a token except for string 
literals (i.e., tokens other than string literals cannot be split across 
physical lines using a backslash). A backslash is illegal elsewhere on a 
line outside a string literal.

2.1.6 Implicit line joining

Expressions in parentheses, square brackets or curly braces can be split 
over more than one physical line without using backslashes. For example:


month_names = ['Januari', 'Februari', 'Maart',      # These are the
                'April',   'Mei',      'Juni',       # Dutch names
                'Juli',    'Augustus', 'September',  # for the months
                'Oktober', 'November', 'December']   # of the year

Implicitly continued lines can carry comments. The indentation of the 
continuation lines is not important. Blank continuation lines are allowed. 
There is no NEWLINE token between implicit continuation lines. Implicitly 
continued lines can also occur within triple-quoted strings (see below); in 
that case they cannot carry comments.

2.4.1 String Literals
...

In triple-quoted strings, unescaped newlines and quotes are allowed

Thus:
  """this is a
multiline string"""

That should cover it

Bob Gailer
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