python: comments

There are two styles of comments in python

# single line comment

       " " "  (this line MUST be valid indented in the block!) 
  this is a multiline comment
       which spawns many lines
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
   The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
      The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
 ...
the next end line may be NOT indented!
" " " 

multiline comments are also used to embed what are called doc strings in a function, i.e.:

class school:

   """ this class is useful for defining a type of school (1rst. level indented) 
with its strength,affiliation,address etc
this class has following methods and properties
  affilitaion()
  address()
"""
def affiliation(board):
    ....
    ...
    ...
def address(add):
    ...
    ...
    ...

in above piece of code the triple qouted string not only is a comment
but when i declare an object say

t = school

then,

t.__doc__    

or

help(school)

will return those comments
-kiran