Micah Elliott wrote:
> Please read/comment/vote. This circulated as a pre-PEP proposal
> submitted to c.l.py on August 10, but has changed quite a bit since
> then. I'm reposting this since it is now "Open (under consideration)"
> at <http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0350.html>.
>
> Thanks!
How about an approach similar to mark up language using block comments?
It would require adding syntax to Python, but might be worth it.
# Current comments would stay the same.
#
# These won't change.
# Even if they are on a line by them selves or
# in a sequence of lines.
Possible multi-line comment with optional label.
##[label]: comment text :##
Examples:
##: an in line comment with no label :##
##:
A multi-line
comment with no label.
##:
The ##: and :## make it possible.
to nest comments.
Nesting makes it easier to comment out
sections of code without the side effects
that occur when using triple quotes.
:##
:##
## TODO:
A comment with a label.
I need to do something here.
JANE, 9/28/05
:##
## FIX ME:
Nested comments with labels.
## JOE:
I noticed if this gets stuck in a loop here.
## date: 9/25/05 :## :##
## JOHN:
I fixed it.
## date: 9/28/05 :## :##
:##
## INFO:
#
# Existing comments
# wrapped in a labeled
# block comment.
#
:##
The markup form might make it easy to read labeled comments into a
dictionary where the labels become the keys. Then special "<field>"
definitions wouldn't be needed.
Cheers,
Ron
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