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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Second Shopping List App

Posted by diegoholt
diegoholt
1,076 Points

Triple quotes and indenting?

Can someone explain the triple quotes? It confused me because Python seems to put a very strong emphasis on indenting.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

Indentation is critical in Python, as applied to code statements.

Triple quotes just indicate a literal string which can contain multiple lines. Any indentation within the string is part of the string value, and not related to the indentation level of the surrounding code.