Recent #6

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def print_hi(name)
  puts "Hi, #{name}"
end
print_hi('Tom')
#=> prints 'Hi, Tom' to STDOUT.

# coding: utf8
@decorator(param=1)
def f(x):
    """ Syntax Highlighting Demo
	@param x Parameter"""
    s = ("Test", 2+3, {'a': 'b'}, x)   #Comment
    print s[0].lower()

class Foo:
    def __init__(self):
        byte_string = 'newline:\n also newline:\x0a'
        text_string = u"Cyrillic Я is \u042f. Oops: \u042g"
        self.makeSense(whatever=1)

    def makeSense(self, whatever):
        self.sense = whatever

x = len('abc')
print(f.__doc__)

require "test"
CONSTANT = 777

# Sample comment

class Module::Class
  include Testcase

  render :action => 'foo'
  def foo(parameter)
    @parameter = parameter
  end

  local_var = eval <<-"FOO";\
  printIndex "Hello world!"
  And now this is heredoc!
  printIndex "Hello world again!"
  FOO
  foo("#{$GLOBAL_TIME >> $`} is \Z sample \"string\"" * 777);
  if ($1 =~ /sample regular expression/ni) then
  begin
    puts %W(sample words), CONSTANT, :fooo;
    do_something :action => "action"
  end
  expect{counter[0]}.to_be eq 1
  1.upto(@@n) do |index| printIndex 'Hello' + index end
  \\\\\\\\\
  end
end

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