A multiline string begins and ends with either 3 single-quotes or double-quotes.
print('''Dear Alice,
Eve's cat has been arrested for catnapping, cat burglary, and extortion.
Sincerely,
Bob''')
Note, escape characters aren’t necessary in multiline strings.
Multiline Comments #
A multiline string is often used for multiline comments.
"""This is a test Python program.
Written by Al Sweigart [email protected]
this program was designed for Python 3, not Python 2.
"""
def spam():
"""This is a multiline comment to help
explain what the spam() function does."""
print('Hello!')