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From: Sebastian <sebastian@here.com.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Python (was Re: I did not inhale)
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 03:19:07 -0000 (UTC)
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In comp.unix.programmer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> wrote:
> 
> It is not common to have to have indent comment lines (certainly in 
> Python it is not necessary).  And if you find yourself writing large 
> comments in the middle of a block in the middle of a function, it is 
> probably time to consider re-organising the code and/or the comments and 
> documentation.  (Again, there can be exceptions to this general rule.)
> 

It may not be "common" (ie, not a lot of languages have this requirement),
but if it's your job to maintain a project written in such a language,
then you'll have to deal with that problem every single day.