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[Terry Reedy]

> What are the reasons for not having multi-line comments?

Because we more or less have them already -- the compiler can dump '''
''' strings that are not assigned to anything or otherwise used.

> I just remembered that IDLE will color-code """ as a string and not
a
> comment - even when it is intended only as a comment.

Unlike the compiler, IDLE does not know the differrence.

Once could propose that ###, for instance, delimit multiline comments,
but I suspect Guido would say, "Why bother?".

TJR