Python comment multiple lines shortcut vscode

I cannot find a way to comment and uncomment multiple lines of code in Visual Studio Code.

Is it possible to comment and uncomment multiple lines in Visual Studio Code using some shortcut? If yes, how to do it?

Gama11

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asked Dec 16, 2015 at 15:40

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Windows: Shift+Alt+A

Linux: Shift+Ctrl+A

Here you can find all the keyboard shortcuts:

Windows VSCode Shortcuts

Linux VSCode Shortcuts

PS: I prefer Ctrl+Shift+/ for toggling block comments because Ctrl+/ is shortcut for toggling line comments so it's naturally easier to remember. To do so, just click on the settings icon in the bottom left of the screen and click 'Keyboard Shortcuts' and find "toggle block...". Then click and enter your desired combination.

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answered Apr 10, 2018 at 9:00

saran3hsaran3h

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First, select the lines you want to comment/uncomment (CTRL+L is convenient to select a few lines)

Then:

• To toggle line comments, execute editor.action.commentLine (CTRL+/ on Windows)

  or

• To add line comments, execute editor.action.addCommentLine (CTRL+K CTRL+C)

  To remove line comments, execute editor.action.removeCommentLine (CTRL+K CTRL+U)

  or

• To toggle a block comment, execute editor.action.blockComment (SHIFT-ALT-A)

See the official doc : Key Bindings for Visual Studio Code

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answered Dec 16, 2015 at 16:21

WosiWosi

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How to comment out multiline / single line in VS Code:

MacOS:

Shift + Option + A:

/* multiline    
   comment */

CMD + /:

// single line comment    

Windows:

Shift + Alt + A:

 /* multiline
    comment */

CTRL + /:

// single line comment

How to remap / change these shortcuts?

Windows: File > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts.

MacOS: Code > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts.

You can search through the list both by keybindings (key names) and command names.

Read: How to set shortcuts from another text editor (Sublime, Atom etc)?

Official docs: Key Bindings for Visual Studio Code

answered Dec 26, 2017 at 19:04

EduardEduard

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The keyboard shortcut to comment multiple in Windows is shift+alt+A.

nbro

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answered Jul 28, 2016 at 6:57

Abdu RahimanAbdu Rahiman

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In my case, Ubuntu, the shortcut is ctrl+shift+A.

nbro

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answered Feb 20, 2017 at 10:57

Ashutosh JhaAshutosh Jha

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You can see all available keybindings on the official documentation.

Here's the relevant bit for osx:

Key     Command

⌘K ⌘C   Add Line Comment    
⌘K ⌘U   Remove Line Comment 
⌘/      Toggle Line Comment 
⇧⌥A     Toggle Block Comment

You will need to select the lines you want to comment first, then execute above shortcut, i.e. ⌘/ on osx Ctrl/ on Windows.

answered Dec 16, 2015 at 16:24

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In MacOS comment out multi-lines in Visual Studio Code by keyboard shortcut:

Option + Shift + A

/*
...
...
*/

Or,

Select all lines and then press CTRL + /

answered Dec 6, 2017 at 6:53

Sajib KhanSajib Khan

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Try option 1 first. If it doesn't work for you then try option 2 which is the actual shortcut for VS Code:

Option 1. Alt / Option + Shift + A

Option 2. While the text is selected hit Ctrl / Cmd+K and then Ctrl / Cmd+C.

As of now (version 1.16.3), you can check all available keyboard shortcuts by going into File > Preferences > Keyboard shortcuts. Here you can search for shortcuts related to code comments.

For users who are coming from Sublime Text or likes to have Ctrl+Shift+/, you can make the change from the above mentioned settings panel or simply install the Sublime Text Keymap extension by Microsoft.

Update: As VS Code has become pretty much standard editor for almost everything these days, I would say picking option 1 is always helpful.

answered Nov 10, 2017 at 7:44

im_tsmim_tsm

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For my keyboard layout it's Ctrl + § for:

//
//
//

And Shift + Alt + A for:

/*
...
*/

J. Chomel

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answered Apr 4, 2017 at 8:06

SumpfkrautSumpfkraut

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For me to comment I use:

Ctrl + k, Ctrl + c

and to uncomment:

Ctrl + k, Ctrl + u

I am using ubuntu 18.0.4

answered Mar 30, 2020 at 18:03

Yacine RouiziYacine Rouizi

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To comment multiple line on visual code use

shift+alt+a

To comment single line use

ctrl + /

ROOT

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answered Apr 3, 2018 at 6:24

KarthigaKarthiga

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1. Select all line you want comments

2. CTRL + /

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answered Mar 30, 2017 at 19:22

RakeshRakesh

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Win10 with French / English Keyboard CTRL + / , ctrl+k+u and ctrl+k+l don't work.

Here's how it works:

/* */ SHIFT + ALT + A

// CTRL + É

É key is next to right Shift.

answered May 8, 2018 at 2:49

ArsTVArsTV

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All the key board shorcuts for VS code can be found in the link : Link

• Add a Line comment Ctrl+K Ctrl+C
• Remove a line comment Ctrl+K Ctrl+U
• More shortcut Ctrl+/

answered Sep 19, 2020 at 15:24

CTRL + SHIFT + A for CSS multiline

• Ubuntu 16
• VSCode Version 1.17.2

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answered Nov 3, 2017 at 14:45

charlyRootcharlyRoot

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If you are using VSCode in a linux environment, then you can comment multiple lines by either:

Selecting a block of code => then, press Ctrl + Shift + A (Block commenting)

Or, selecting a block of code => then, press Ctrl + / (Single-line commenting applied to all selected lines)

Hope this helps.

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answered Mar 15, 2019 at 12:41

Sabbir AhmedSabbir Ahmed

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In the new version of VSCODE ( version 1.26.1)

1. Go to File > preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts
2. Search for comment Double click the existing shortcut 'keybinding`
3. And press the new keyboard shortcut in my case ctrl + shfit + /

You can assign any shortcuts you want. Hope it helps.

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answered Sep 4, 2018 at 21:51

Ragavan RajanRagavan Rajan

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For multiline commenting in Python VSCode, all you have to do it just:

Ctrl + /

answered Aug 23, 2020 at 7:25

You can find the shortcut in the Edit menu :

Edit > Toggle Block Comment => Shift-Alt-A

answered Mar 29, 2019 at 15:03

Sylvain RodrigueSylvain Rodrigue

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visual studio 2017 we do a: Comment Selection

Ctrl+K, Ctrl+C

press Ctrl+K to get shortcut. press Ctrl+C to confirm http://visualstudioshortcuts.com/2017/

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answered Dec 23, 2017 at 0:00

Joao VictorJoao Victor

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On Windows 10 you can use CTRL + } to comment/uncomment on any line or block of code.

answered Nov 25, 2020 at 15:58

CamiloCamilo

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For doing on mac: CMD + Shift + 7

Stephen Rauch♦

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answered Sep 13, 2017 at 13:37

For me it was ctrl + ' (I am using a swedish layout for the keyboard). Hope that helps anyone.

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answered Aug 28, 2017 at 19:49

martin36martin36

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Select lines which you want to Comment

Then press Ctrl + / to make selected lines comment

And to uncomment:
Select the commented lines you which want to uncomment
First press Ctrl + K then Ctrl + Uto make commented lines uncomment

answered May 19, 2020 at 15:52

In windows you need to press ctrl + / in mac you can do ⌘ + / to make multiple comment

// public function index()
// {
//     $badgeIcon = BadgeIcon::all();
//     return $this->showAll($badgeIcon);
// }

Then if you want to un-comment then select the lines again and then press ctrl + /(in windows) again ⌘ + /(in mac).

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answered Jun 23, 2018 at 8:31

Prashant BarvePrashant Barve

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If your Ctrl+/ isn't working maybe you need to change it to Ctrl+NumPad_Divide.

answered Mar 7, 2021 at 14:17

andzandz

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1.Select the text, Press Cntl + K, C to comment (Ctr+E+C ) 2.Move the cursor to the first line after the delimiter // and before the Code text. 3.Press Alt + Shift and use arrow keys to make selection. ... 4.Once the selection is done, press space bar to enter a single space.

answered Oct 31, 2017 at 20:08

Multi-Line Comment in VS Code

To comment the code select the lines and hit: Alt + Shift + A

To Uncomment select the commented code and hit: Alt + Shift + A

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answered Feb 28, 2020 at 11:27

For windows, the default key for multi-line comment is Alt + Shift + A

For windows, the default key for single line comment is Ctrl + /

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answered Feb 25, 2020 at 6:02

Anoop P SAnoop P S

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CTRL + SHIFT + A For Red Hat,centos

• Select item
• then CTRL+SHIFT+A

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answered Dec 12, 2017 at 5:48

RAHUL KUMARRAHUL KUMAR

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