Question

With Java, I can split the string and give some detailed explanations

String x = "a" + // First
           "b" + // Second
       "c";  // Third

// x = "abc"

How can I make the equivalence in python?

I could split the string, but I can’t make a comment on this like I do with Java.

x = "a" \
"b" \
"c"

I need this feature for explaining regular expression usage.

Pattern p = Pattern.compile("rename_method\\(" + // ignore 'rename_method('
                        "\"([^\"]*)\"," +    // find '"....",' 

Answer 1

This

x = ( "a" #foo
      "b" #bar
    )

will work.

The magic is done here by the parenthesis — python automatically continues lines inside of any unterminated brakets (([{). Note that python also automatically concatenates strings when they’re placed next to each other (We don’t even need the + operator!)– really cool.