# PEP 822: Dedented Multiline String (d-string)

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-822-dedented-multiline-string-d-string/105519>\
**Category:** PEPs\
**Created:** [January 5, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-822-dedented-multiline-string-d-string/105519 "2026-01-05T11:18:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 5:33am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-822-dedented-multiline-string-d-string/105519/100 "2026-01-22T05:33:16Z")

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> [@h-vetinari](#):
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> Both questions are deeply intertwined – once you forbid characters after the quote, the newline question disappears (but then the prohibition needs a rationale); if you allow characters there, then you need to discuss newline handling.

But you repeatedly insisted that you would not remove line breaks without the idea of allowing other characters…  
Now that you already agree that it’s an obsession with foolish consistency that brings no benefit, I’ll end the framing war over it.

I will add to the “Rejected Idea” the reason why I did not design the d-string to be exactly the same as in Julia.

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