Python Comment : Comment in Python
As programs get bigger and more complicated, they get more difficult to read. Formal
languages are dense, and it is often difficult to look at a piece of code and figure out what
it is doing, or why.
For this reason, it is a good idea to add notes to your programs to explain in natural language
what the program is doing. These notes are called comments, and they start with the # symbol:
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# Compute the percentage of hour
percentage=(minutes*100)/60
You can also write the same things as follows in one line.
percentage=(minutes*100)/60 # Compute the percentage of hour
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Points to be Noted
- Everything from the # to the end of the line is ignored—it has no effect on the program.
- Comments are most useful when they document non-obvious features of the code.
- It is reasonable to assume that the reader can figure out what the code does;
- It is much more useful to explain why.
- Good variable names can reduce the need for comments, but long names can make complex
expressions hard to read, so there is a trade off.
Useless Comment
v=15 # Assign 15 value to test
Useful Comment
v=15 # Velocity in meters/second
