> > > Personally though, I would not hard code it to knock out 4 leading > > spaces. I would have it handle spaces the same was that the existing > > parser does, if there are 4 spaces indending the next line, then it > > removes 4 spaces, if there are 6 spaces, it removes 6 spaces, etc... > > ignoring additional spaces within the data-string object. Once it > > hits a line that has the same number if indenting spaces as the > > initial token, the data-string object is finished. > > How about this? > > x = '''' > Here is a multi-line string > with > indentation. > '''' > > This would be equivalent to > > x = 'Here is a multi-line string\n with\n indentation.' >
Looks right to me, I don't know if the quad quote overloads the ' and " character too much, but I'm not against it. > Rules: > > * The leading and trailing '''' must be aligned vertically. > * The contents of the string must be indented at least as far as the > delimiters (and with consistent tabs/spaces). > This leading white space is ignored. > * All the leading white space beyond this 'left edge' is preserved. > * The newlines after the leading '''' and before the trailing '''' are > ignored, all the others preserved. (I thought about preserving the > trailing newline, but it is easier to add one than remove one.) > > hp > > These sound good to me. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
