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8 changes: 6 additions & 2 deletions Doc/reference/lexical_analysis.rst
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Expand Up @@ -676,6 +676,8 @@ sequences, and more details.
single: """; string literal
single: '''; string literal

.. _triple-quoted-strings:

Triple-quoted strings
---------------------

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... backslashes or newline characters.'
'This string will not include backslashes or newline characters.'

The same result can be achieved using :ref:`triple-quoted strings <strings>`,
or parentheses and :ref:`string literal concatenation <string-concatenation>`.
The same escape sequence can be used in non-raw
:ref:`triple-quoted strings <triple-quoted-strings>`.
Alternatively, the same result can be achieved using parentheses and
:ref:`string literal concatenation <string-concatenation>`.

.. _string-escape-escaped-char:

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