Python Breaking Long Lines With \

You can break a long line of Python code into multiple lines using either parentheses () or backslash \. For example:

# Using parentheses
a = (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 - 5 * 2
     + 6 * 3 - 7 * 4)

# Using backslash
b = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 - \
    5 * 2 + \
    6 * 3 - \
    7 * 4

Both a and b will have the same value. The preferred way of breaking long lines is using parentheses as they are more readable and less error-prone than backslashes. You can also use parentheses to break long strings, if statements, function calls, etc.

One of the biggest reasons a code becomes unreadable is because of the long file address, links, or list elements.

url = 'https://medium.com/pythoneers/10-underrated-python-packages-every-data-scientist-should-know-86b4355cc35e'

You can change the point of wrap with the help of a backslash \

url = 'https://medium.com/pythoneers/'\
       '10-underrated-python-packages-every-'\
       'data-scientist-should-know-86b4355cc35e'
print(url)

# output https://medium.com/pythoneers/10-underrated-python-packages-every-data-scientist-should-know-86b4355cc35e

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