triple quoted strings as comments

I recently complained elsewhere that Python doesn't have multiline comments. i was told to use triple quoted strings to make multiline comments. My question is that since a triple quoted string is actually a language construct, does it use cause a runtime construction of a string which is then disc

Difference in Python and Ruby interactive shells

I am experimenting with the interactive interpreter environments of Python and Ruby and I ran into what seems to be a fundamental difference. However I may be doing something wrong in Python. Please comment and correct me if I am wrong In both languages, you can start up the interactive interprete

Re: Difference in Python and Ruby interactive shells

Thanks all for the responses. Extra kudos to Steve J and Michele S. that cleared it up for me. the context of my question comes from reading up on Lisp in "Loving Lisp - the Savy Programmer's Secret Weapon", http://www.markwatson.com/opencontent/lisp_lic.htm, where the author described building up