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difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK()

junk filters

A filter for junk lines: True for a blank line and for a line holding only '#' and whitespace.

Syntax

difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK(line)

Despite the name, ndiff() does not use it by default: its linejunk is None. To stop blank lines and lone '#' from acting as match anchors, pass linejunk=difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK explicitly. A line of code with a comment (x = 1 # ok) is not considered junk.

Examples

import difflib
print(difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK('\n'), difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK('  #  \n'), difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK('x = 1\n'))  # → True True False

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