Shortcut to comment multiple lines in Python VS Code

Douglas 162 Published: 07/03/2024

Shortcut to comment multiple lines in Python VS Code

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Now, let's get to the topic at hand - shortcut to comment multiple lines in Python VS Code!

In Python, when you want to comment out multiple lines of code, you can use three forward slashes (###) or a hash symbol followed by a space and then your comment. Here's an example:

# This is a comment
And so is this one
But this line will not be executed

print("Hello World!") # This comment is attached to the print statement

To create a shortcut for commenting multiple lines, you can follow these steps in VS Code:

Open the Command Palette by pressing Ctrl + Shift + P (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + Shift + P (Mac). Type "keybindings" in the search bar and select "Keyboard Shortcuts - Editor". Click on the "New Keybinding" button at the top-right corner of the window. In the "Key" field, type ctrl + shift + c. This will bind the shortcut to Ctrl + Shift + C. In the "Command" field, enter editor.action.commentLines.

This will set up a keyboard shortcut for commenting multiple lines in Python (or any other language that supports line comments).

Click "Add" and then click "Save All".

Now, whenever you press Ctrl + Shift + C, VS Code will comment out the selected text.

Note: You can adjust the shortcut key to your liking by modifying the "Key" field in step 4. Just make sure it's not already assigned to another command!

And that's it! You now have a handy shortcut for commenting multiple lines in Python VS Code. Happy coding!

Python comment multiple lines shortcut Jupyter

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In Jupyter Notebook, you can use the triple quotation marks (""") to comment out a block of text. This is useful when you want to hide some code or notes from the output.

Here's an example:

# This line will not be executed

"""

This is a multi-line comment!

You can write as much as you like here.

"""

print("Hello, World!")

In this case, the print statement will still execute and print "Hello, World!" to the output cell. The triple-quoted string is just a comment that won't affect the execution of the code.

Another way to comment out multiple lines in Jupyter Notebook is to use the % operator followed by the # symbol. This is similar to how you might comment out a line in a Python script:

% # This is a comment

print("Hello, World!")

In this case, the % operator tells Jupyter Notebook to ignore everything until it sees a newline character (n). The rest of the line is treated as a comment.

If you want to comment out a block of text that spans multiple cells in a Jupyter Notebook, you can use the # symbol followed by a blank line. For example:

print("Hello")

This is a multi-cell comment!

print("World!")

In this case, everything between the two # symbols will be treated as a comment and won't appear in the output.

Keep in mind that Jupyter Notebook has its own syntax for comments, which might differ from Python's syntax. Always check the documentation for any specific commenting requirements or limitations when working with Jupyter Notebook!