#!/usr/bin/python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
This is a multiline comment.
@author: taylor@mst.edu

Programs are composed of elemental statements
"""

# Single line comments start with a number/pound symbol.

"This is a string-literal"

'''
Single quotes are also ok for strings.
Multi-line comments are actually just string-literals too,
not really comments, like those preceeded by #

Top line of this file above is a shebang,
which specifies the binary executable to launch this program with;
An absolute directory #!/usr/bin/python3 is more secure and explicit,
than using an ambiguous lookup like #!/usr/bin/env python3.
The 2nd line of this script above specifies encoding,
and can occasionally actually be functionaly interpreted by the computer.
'''

# %% The # %% defines a "code cell" in spyder.
print("In spyder, try hitting ctr-enter to run this cell and stay in it.")
print("In spyder, try hitting shift-enter to run this cell and continue.")


# %% Indentation matters!
# To indent, use 4 spaces, not tabs (\t).

# Lines should generally be shorter than about 80 characters, so you can read them on the terminal! Note the linter flag in spyder, telling us not to do this...

# This line is OK.
x = 1

# The below statement won't run tabbed or spaced over.
    y = 3
# It produces an error. Learn to read error messages!!!!
# IndentationError: unexpected indent
# Set up your IDE/linter to catch these and other simple errors.