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## in python using notepad ++ syntax layout

In my editor (notepad ++) in Python script edit mode the line

## is this a special comment or what?

Rotates a different color (yellow) than normal #comment.

What's the special comment ## versus #comment?

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From a Python perspective, there is no difference. However, Notepad ++ highlighter treats the ## sequence as STRINGEOL, so it paints it like that. See thread .



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I thought the difference had something to do with usage:

#this is a code block header

against.



##this is a comment

I know Python doesn't care anyway, but I thought it was just a convention to do it this way.

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In addition, in different situations :

A comment whose first line is a double hash:

This is used by doxygen and Fredrik Lundh PythonDoc. In doxygen, if text is on a double hash line, it is treated as a summary line. I don't like this convention because it seems too likely to lead to false positives. For example, if you comment out a region with a comment in it, you get a double hash.

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