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Comments in python

In this article, we will discuss about how to use comments in python.

What are comments?

Comments in any programming language is used to document code. The text written inside the comment section is completely ignored when we run the program.

Here is the syntax of writing comments

# Comments

Let us see the following sample python code.

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Here only print statement will only get executed.

How to comment and uncomment multiple lines?

To comment multiple lines

1. Select the lines you want to comment.

2. Go to Format → Comment Out Region.

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Similarly, to uncomment the lines

1. Select the lines you want to comment.

2. Go to Format → Uncomment Region.

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Multiline comments

Here is the example of multiline comments.

print("This is the multiline comment")

'''
print("This line will not get printed")
'''

Here is the output of above code

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Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Monday, January 28, 2019

Updated On -	Wednesday, May 15, 2019

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