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How to do block-comments in Google Colab on a Mac with a non-American keyboard?

I want to do block-comments in Colab using a Mac laptop (Big Sur), so I had a look here:

Is it possible to do block-comments in Google Colab?

Ctrl+/ does not work for me, so I follow jakevdp's advice:

If this does not work for you, check Tools->Keyboard Shortcuts and search for "Comment Current Line" to see what the shortcut is within your current settings.

Here's the output:

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This leads to several problems:

  1. The shortcut I need is one of the very few that can't be customized.
  2. On my non-American keyboard, I need to press Shift+7, to get /
  3. On the Mac, ⌘ + Shift + 7 is bound to the Help menu: How to use the macOS Help menu

To summarize, every time I try to comment a block of code, the Help menu opens instead. Is there any workaround for this?

PS: I tried all the other answers to Is it possible to do block-comments in Google Colab?, and they didn't work.

Solution

  • I found a simple solution. If the standard solution ⌘ + Shift + 7 doesn't work for you (like it didn't for me)....just use the / from the numeric keypad!

    ⌘ + numeric keypad 7 worked great for me.