add # comment to python code

[John Mitchell]

my search string is:  ^\s*print

my replace string is:  #\0

however it goes over the end of a blank line to connect with a next "print..."

How do I stop the multiline operation?

tia

[Rich Siegel]

You can use a (?-s) at the beginning of the pattern.

Or you could use the "Un/Comment" command on the Text menu. :-)

Enjoy,

R.

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[Bruce Van Allen]

\s* stands for zero or more whitespace characters, including \n and \r (newlines).

Two ways (at least) to get what you want:

1. Instead of \s, use a character class. [ \t] defines a character class with a spacebar space and a tab.

* All of these start at beginning of line due to ‘^’ anchor.

^[ \t]*print # zero or more spaces or tabs before ‘print’

^[ \t]print # one tab or space before ‘print'

^[ \t]+print # one or more spaces or tabs before ‘print'


2. Use \h instead of [ \t] or \s; \h stands for horizontal whitespace, applies more widely to horizontal whitespace characters.

^\h*print

^\hprint

^\h+print

HTH

— Bruce

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