[New-bugs-announce] [issue31253] Python fails to parse commented out code

[Andrew Wall]

New submission from Andrew Wall:

Python can parse and run this code:

log = list(r'..\Unknown\*.txt')


but not this:

'''
log = list(r'..\Unknown\*.txt')
'''

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components: Interpreter Core
messages: 300670
nosy: quamrana
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Python fails to parse commented out code
type: compile error
versions: Python 3.6

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