Code block formatting issue about learning_python HOT 10 CLOSED

huh...that's really strange. Can replicate with Python 3.6.4 (Jan 5 2018) IPython 6.2.1. Oddly, it works if you get rid of the >>> too.

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Yeah, not sure if it is a bug to log with ipython, or if it is intentional. Does this strike you as very problematic?

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Might be worth opening an issue on the ipython page and see what they say. Doesn't seem like something they'd intentionally do since it's valid Python code....I don't think it's a huge problem but I also know that I don't need to copy comments and I've been writing code for a while.

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ipython/ipython#11017

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I don't think this will cause too much confusion since it can be avoided by either deleting the comments or deleting the >>>. I personally didn't run into this since I prefer to type everything out instead of copying and pasting.

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@rsokl did you come to a decision on how you want to proceed given ipython#11017?

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@davidmascharka I think I am going to add a note to the Guide to Formatting, and instruct the reader to not copy multi-line comment blocks

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Is this still relevant?

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Did you still want to add that note in here?

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I will add a note about this

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