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Lines starting with # are comments. Python ignores them; they're notes for humans explaining why the code does what it does.

Key points

  • Start a comment with #
  • Explain why, not what
  • Use them to switch lines off while testing
# This line is ignored
print("This one runs")
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Which symbol starts a comment in Python?

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