How to Comment a String in reStructuredText?

Utilizing multi-line comments

For multi-line comments in reStructuredText, use consistent indentation and maintain the structure. Here's how:

..
   Everything here is part of the comment. 
   Multiple lines, no problem. Just maintain the indentation.

Remember to follow after the .. with an indented block of text to create multi-line comments.

Avoid placing comments on the same line as the .. for good coding practice and to prevent parsing ambiguities.

Working with directives and managing potential errors

Reactively manage potential errors by installing the necessary extensions such as todo that helps format and manage your comments within the document. It makes them easily searchable and recognizable during later revisions.

Mastering commentary best practices

Maintaining consistency

Maintain indentation consistency in a multi-line comment to aid readability.

Distinguishing markup constructs

Never confuse comments with reStructuredText markup. Comments are for internal documentation and do not alter the text presentation, unlike other reStructuredText directives.

Keeping comments meaningful

Ensure your comments provide value to the reader - they should clarify instead of confuse. Provide enough context and avoid vague commentary.

Structuring directed comments for effectiveness

Make use of the .. only:: directive to create extended comments. This effectively utilises the commenting capability, particularly with Sphinx-based documentation.

Making use of the "todo" extension

The todo extension can be quite helpful for larger projects, creating to-do entries as comments that you can later compile into a to-do list.

Troubleshooting potential error messages

If a specific comment syntax isn't recognizable, it might be due to a missing extension. Be sure to install or enable the required extension to minimise error messages.