What's the word on using """ to comment-out?

Aahz aahz at pythoncraft.com
Wed Feb 24 14:27:36 EST 2010


In article <hm3qhi$2cd$1 at reader2.panix.com>, kj  <no.email at please.post> wrote:
>
>I think I remember, early in my learning of Python, coming across the
>commandment "THOU SHALT NOT USE TRIPLE-QUOTES TO COMMENT-OUT LINES OF
>CODE", or something to that effect.  But now I can't find it!
>
>Is my memory playing me a trick?

Possibly.  I certainly do that.
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