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Revised description of blank line handling for the interpreter, based

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@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ for string literals (i.e., tokens other than string literals cannot be
split across physical lines using a backslash). A backslash is
illegal elsewhere on a line outside a string literal.
\subsection{Implicit line joining\label{implicit-joining}}
Expressions in parentheses, square brackets or curly braces can be
@ -108,14 +109,17 @@ allowed. There is no NEWLINE token between implicit continuation
lines. Implicitly continued lines can also occur within triple-quoted
strings (see below); in that case they cannot carry comments.
\subsection{Blank lines\label{blank-lines}}
A logical line that contains only spaces, tabs, formfeeds and possibly a
comment, is ignored (i.e., no NEWLINE token is generated), except that
during interactive input of statements, an entirely blank logical line
(i.e. one containing not even whitespace or a comment)
terminates a multi-line statement.
\index{blank line}
\subsection{Blank lines \index{blank line}\label{blank-lines}}
A logical line that contains only spaces, tabs, formfeeds and possibly
a comment, is ignored (i.e., no NEWLINE token is generated). During
interactive input of statements, handling of a blank line may differ
depending on the implementation of the read-eval-print loop. In the
standard implementation, an entirely blank logical line (i.e.\ one
containing not even whitespace or a comment) terminates a multi-line
statement.
\subsection{Indentation\label{indentation}}