Comments can be used to explain Python code. Comments can be used to make the code more readable. Comments can be used to prevent execution when testing code.
Creating a Comment
As long as the string is not assigned to a variable, Python will read the code, but then ignore it, and you have made a multiline comment. Comments start with a #, and Python will ignore them:
Multi-Line Comments
Python does not really have a syntax for multi-line comments.
To add a multiline comment you could insert a # for each line: Or, not quite as intended, you can use a multiline string.
As long as the string is not assigned to a variable, Python will read the code, but then ignore it, and you have made a multiline comment. Comments start with a #, and Python will ignore them:
#This is a commentprint("Hello, World!")
Multi-Line Comments
Python does not really have a syntax for multi-line comments.
To add a multiline comment you could insert a # for each line: Or, not quite as intended, you can use a multiline string.
#This is a comment#written in#more than just one lineprint("Hello, World!")Since Python will ignore string literals that are not assigned to a variable, you can add a multiline string (triple quotes) in your code, and place your comment inside it:
