Breaks the line of code allowing for the next line continuation.

line \

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A line ending in a backslash cannot carry a comment. A backslash does not continue a comment. A backslash does not continue a token except for string literals (i.e., tokens other than string literals cannot be split across physical lines using a backslash). A backslash is illegal elsewhere on a line outside a string literal.

>>> if 1900 < year < 2100 and 1 <= month <= 12 \
... and 1 <= day <= 31 and 0 <= hour < 24 \
... and 0 <= minute < 60 and 0 <= second < 60:   # Looks like a valid date
...     return 1

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