re <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">--&gt;</span></code>).  They can be indented:</p>
<div class="highlight-cpp notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>if literal_block:
    text = &#39;is left as-is&#39;
    spaces_and_linebreaks = &#39;are preserved&#39;
    markup_processing = None
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<p>Or they can be quoted without indentation:</p>
<div class="highlight-cpp notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>&gt;&gt; Great idea!
&gt;
&gt; Why