from textwrap import dedent
# Triple quotes keep the line breaks and the indent
multiline_string = """
1. First line
2. Second \
line
3. Third line
4. Fourth "line"
"""
print(f"{multiline_string = }")
# dedent cuts the common indent, \ skips the first line break
trimmed = dedent("""\
1. First line
2. Second line
3. Third line
4. Fourth "line"
""")
print(f"{trimmed = }")
# Adjacent literals join into one string
joined = ("1. First line\n"
"2. Second line")
print(f"{joined = }")