splitting a long token across lines

[djw]

Nakamura wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Say, I have a very long integer constant , how can
> I split across lines ?
> I tried something like
> MODULUS = 7567567567567567567567567567567\
>           7567507546546986094860986094860\
>           2345646986598695869548498698989\
>           ...
> but it doesn't compile.
> Is there another way to write a long numeric constant besides writing
> it as a string and then converting to long? I also wouldn't like to put
> it all on one very long line.
> 
> Thanks!

Well, I _suppose_ you could do this:


MODULUS = "7567567567567567567567567567567"\
            7567507546546986094860986094860"\
            2345646986598695869548498698989"\
            ...

MODULUS = int(MODULUS)

I'm sure I'm going to have to take some flak for this, though. I 
wouldn't do it. What's wrong with really long lines? Anything you do 
that I can see is going to obscure your code.

-D