Out-denting multiline comments

[Delaney, Timothy]

> From: Max M [mailto:maxm at mxm.dk]
> 
> Is there a standard idiom for un-tabbing, de-denting, un-denting (or 
> whatever it's called) a blok of code so that::
> 
> """
>      regards
>          Max M
> """
> 
> becomes:
> 
> """
> regards
>      Max M
> """

inspect.getdoc()

There's been talk of exposing this functionality outside of this one domain
though (since it is useful for things other than docstrings).

Tim Delaney