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gmolau
gmolau

Reputation: 3005

TextMate scope for triple quoted Python docstrings

I'm currently setting up VS Code for Python development. I'd like to have triple-quoted docstrings highlighted as comments, not as strings, i.e. grey instead of light green in this picture:

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I know that I can adjust this in the TextMate rules for this theme, but I can't figure out the right scope for Python docstrings. I thought I would be something like this:

"editor.tokenColorCustomizations": {
    "[Predawn]": {
        "comments": "#777777",
        "textMateRules": [
            {
                "scope": "string.quoted.triple",
                "settings": {
                    "foreground": "#777777"
                }
            }
        ]
    },
}

but that does not have the desired effect, even after restarting the editor. Does anyone know what the right scope is?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1364

Answers (2)

Hadij
Hadij

Reputation: 4600

Try using this one

"editor.tokenColorCustomizations": {
  "textMateRules": [
      {           
          "scope": [
              "string.quoted.multi.python",
              "string.quoted.double.block.python",
              "string.quoted.triple",
              "string.quoted.docstring.multi.python",
              "string.quoted.docstring.multi.python punctuation.definition.string.begin.python",
              "string.quoted.docstring.multi.python punctuation.definition.string.end.python",
              "string.quoted.docstring.multi.python constant.character.escape.python"
          ],          
          "settings": {
              "foreground": "#777777" //change to your preference
          }       
      }
  ]

Upvotes: 2

shadow-light
shadow-light

Reputation: 457

Just to expand on the comments above, the scopes are:

For docstrings: string.quoted.docstring.multi.python for """ ''' (or .single for ' ")

For triple quote strings that are not docstrings: string.quoted.multi.python

The scope string.quoted.triple is not used, even though it appears in settings.json autocomplete.

Upvotes: 1

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