Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2005-04-21, Sergei Organov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >>> On 2005-04-21, Peter Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > Maxim Kasimov schrieb: >>> >> but what if i just can't to do this becouse i'm working thrue ssh, and >>> >> have to use only installed editors (such as vi) >>> > >>> > - at first line of block enter: ma (mark line as 'a') >>> > - go to last line of block >>> > - enter :'a,.s/^/###/ (insert 3 comment chars at begin of line, >>> > starting from line marked as 'a' to current line) >>> >>> Sure, but what about the case where his program is on paper >>> tape and all he has for an editor is an ice pick? >> >> Then inserting goto doesn't seem to be an acceptable option either ;) > > Scissors, tape, and a box full of prepunched "goto" and "label" > statements. Of course you could do the same with a bunch of > pre-punched """ tape-chunks.
Why? You just cut out the piece of paper you want to comment, put it in your drawer labeled "comments", and insert it again when you need it. Reinhold -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list