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diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/introduction.rst b/Doc/tutorial/introduction.rst index 054bac5..65e3b19 100644 --- a/Doc/tutorial/introduction.rst +++ b/Doc/tutorial/introduction.rst @@ -197,21 +197,19 @@ and workarounds. String literals can span multiple lines. One way is using triple-quotes: ``"""..."""`` or ``'''...'''``. End of lines are automatically included in the string, but it's possible to prevent this by adding a ``\`` at -the end of the line. The following example:: - - print("""\ +the end of the line. In the following example, the initial newline is not +included:: + + >>> print("""\ + ... Usage: thingy [OPTIONS] + ... -h Display this usage message + ... -H hostname Hostname to connect to + ... """) Usage: thingy [OPTIONS] -h Display this usage message -H hostname Hostname to connect to - """) - -produces the following output (note that the initial newline is not included): -.. code-block:: text - - Usage: thingy [OPTIONS] - -h Display this usage message - -H hostname Hostname to connect to + >>> Strings can be concatenated (glued together) with the ``+`` operator, and repeated with ``*``:: |