On 6/13/2011 5:51 PM, darnold wrote: > print "this" \ > " is" \ > " a" \ > " test" \ > this is a test >>> print('this' ' is' ' a' ' test') this is a test Python ignores \n within parentheses, brackets, and braces, so no fragile trailing backslash needed. ('Fragile', because invisible space or tab after '\' is an error.) -- Terry Jan Reedy