[Tutor] IDLE error msgs and line continuations?

[Jason Massey]

All you need is the line continuation character, '\':

if (condition 123 and \
   condition 456) :

On 10/27/05, CPIM Ronin <ronin_cpim at hotmail.com> wrote:
> When using IDLE, after hitting F5 to save and run, if an error occurs, it
> merely flashes at the code location of the error. While I usually figure out
> what is wrong, why don't I get the detailed text error messages that the
> command line gives?
>
> Also, I'm getting most error messages when I try line continuation for
> clarity:
>
>      if (condition 123 and
>          condition 456):
>
> I distinctly remember Python allowing the above.
>
> Thanks.
>
> RC
>
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