Commenting code in Notepad++

I'm using Notepad++ as an editor to write programs in Python. It might sound daft but I looked around in the editor and could not find any means (not the manual way but something like in Emacs) to do a block comment in my code.

Since so many language settings are supported in Notepad++, I'm curious to find a way to block comment code.

CTRL+Q Block comment/uncomment.

See Keyboard And Mouse Shortcuts - Notepad++ Wiki.

Try the following shortcut:

Ctrl+K.

This link was exactly what I was searching for .

Let me summarize the answers for others' benefit (for python and notepad++)

1. Ctrl+K on multiple lines (i.e. selected region) allows you to block comment.

Also note that pressing the combination multiple times allows you to add multiple "#"s (sometimes I use that while testing to differentiate from other comments)

2. Ctrl+Shift+K (on the commented region) allows you to perform block uncomment

3. Ctrl+Shift+K on an uncommented selected region does not comment it

4. Ctrl+Q allows you to block comment/uncomment in a toggled mode (meaning, you cannot add multiple '#'s like in 1) )

Hope this helps another wandering soul.

Question - how would you develop a hack of keyboard combinations to comment/uncomment if there were no shortcuts? Just curious. I've no clue hence asking.

Yes in Notepad++ you can do that!

Some hotkeys regarding comments:

• Ctrl+Q Toggle block comment
• Ctrl+K Block comment
• Ctrl+Shift+K Block uncomment
• Ctrl+Shift+Q Stream comment

Source: shortcutworld.com from the Comment / uncomment section.

On the link you will find many other useful shortcuts too.

for .sql files Ctrl+K or Ctrl+Q does not work.

to insert comments in .sql files in Notepad++ try Ctrl+Shift+Q

(there is no shortcut to uncomment the code block though. I have tried that on v5.8.2 )

Use shortcut: Ctrl+Q. You can customize in Settings

In your n++ editor, you can go to Setting > Shortcut mapper and find all shortcut information as well as you can edit them :)

Two ways for block commenting:

1. Ctrl+Shift+Q

or

1. Select the block
2. Alt + Right click
3. Choose block comment.

Without having selected a language type for your file there are no styles defined. Comment and block comment are language specific style preferences. If that's a PITA...

To select for multi-line editing you can use

shift + alt + down arrow

To add a comment under any code on NOTEPAD++ first we have to save and define the programming or scripting file type. Like, save the file as xml, html etc. Once the file is saved in proper format you will be able to add a comment directly using the shortcut ctrl+Q

Just select the desired line and click on Ctrl + Q Ps: I am using Notepad++