Triple-quoted string with leading newline

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The triple-quoted string starts immediately after the opening """. The first character is a newline (1 char), followed by 'hello' (5 chars), for a total of 6. This is a common source of confusion: if you open the triple quote and immediately press Enter, that newline is part of the string. To avoid the leading newline in multi-line docstrings, put the first line of text right after the opening quotes.