Use # to denote comments. about programmingbitcoin

[jimmysong]

That's how you do callouts in asciidoc. Unfortunately, there really isn't any other way to comment longer inline.

[leechristie]

Agree, came here to say that.

[leechristie]

On closer inspection, the raw markdown files are written as "# <1>" which renders as " (1)", if the markdown were changed to "# (1)" or "## <1>" it would work, but I don't know if the way the authors have done this as "# <1>" because this is correct for the way the print book will be rendered. I don't know.

[educob]

I think those numbers should be at the left of the code like line numnbers in an editor.

[leechristie]

I think those numbers should be at the left of the code like line numnbers in an editor.

Python has no syntax for inline comments. Putting them at the left would comment out the line.

[educob]

I am lost here.
I mean in the book. Not the real python code.

[leechristie]

I am lost here.
I mean in the book. Not the real python code.

The reason I (and I'm guessing OP too) suggest denoting them with # is that the blocks of code in the book with (1) etc. on the end of the line don't make it clear to the reader that they're not supposed to type that if they type in the code. If you replace (1) with #(1) then it won't matter if the reader types those in.