Here is my script (it keeps erroring on the first line starting at the 4, which is highlighted in orange, and I delete the 4 and try to run the module and get the same error with a newly highlighted character).
Python 3.13.2 (tags/v3.13.2:f8bb39, Feb 4 2025, 15:23:48) [MSC v.1942 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type “help”, “copyright”, “credits” or “license()” for more information.
print(“Hello World”) # Prints the Words “Hello World”
…
… # This is a comment
… # This is also a comment
… # This is yet another comment
…
… “”"
… This is a proper multi-line string.
… This is also a comment-like string.
… This is yet another comment-like string.
… “”"
After pressing F5 I should be able to Save and RUn the script and see it in my shell.
Matching indentation is critical in Python. This should work for you. Note the indentation. I use the triple double quotes as multi-line comments all the time. Below is correct indentation for the main area of your progrma.
print("Hello world") # Prints the words "Hello world"
"""This is a multi-line
string which can be used as a comment.
"""
Below does not have proper indentation so it gets an error “Unexpected indent”.
print("Hello world") # Prints the words "Hello world"
"""This is a multi-line
string which can be used as a comment.
"""
So while the examples are not comments, they are a multi-line string, but still treated as a comment.
In a function indentation also still matters. This is how to correctly indent triple double-quoted strings.
def myfunc():
"""Inputs: nothing
Outputs: nothing
Purpose: This prints Hello World.
""""
print("Hello world")
And then there’s the issue of backslashes in windows paths if they are put in triple double-quoted strings. This gives an error, probably some type of Unicode error, I forget.
"""Init file is in c:\pyprograms\myprog\main.ini
"""
And to fix it, make the triple double-quoted string a raw string, or don’t put in windows paths there.
r"""Init file is in c:\pyprograms\myprog\main.ini
"""
Ok, thanks for the help… but when I rea-dd your proposed script and attempt to run it, this is the error that I am getting. (see image)
You will see the “4” that is highlighted with orange/amber that causes the error and prevents it from being able to see it on my Python terminal. I have considered uninstalling Python and then starting over as well, as this might be some anomaly or something. Thoughts?
You are working in the Python REPL. I recommend you put your program in a plain text file with a .py file extension. Then you should run your program at the command prompt like this: python myprog.py. This is how normal development, and most tutorials, are done.
but when I rea-dd your proposed script and attempt to run it, this is the error that I am getting
