How to Comment in Python

Add a hash character (#)., Know when a hashtag invokes a comment., Understand when a hashtag does not invoke a comment.

3 Steps 1 min read Easy

Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Add a hash character (#).

    This sometimes called a hashtag, a number symbol, or the pound sign.

    When the script is executed, the Python compiler will ignore anything after the # until the end of that physical line.
  2. Step 2: Know when a hashtag invokes a comment.

    A comment can start at the beginning of a line, after some code, or after a white space. , Within a string literal, (indicated by quotation marks), a hashtag is just a hashtag.
  3. Step 3: Understand when a hashtag does not invoke a comment.

Detailed Guide

This sometimes called a hashtag, a number symbol, or the pound sign.

When the script is executed, the Python compiler will ignore anything after the # until the end of that physical line.

A comment can start at the beginning of a line, after some code, or after a white space. , Within a string literal, (indicated by quotation marks), a hashtag is just a hashtag.

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