Hi,
the compiler doesn't like comments in comments in the dictionaries.

It's useful to comment out a large chunk, to get the translation work
until you've managed to solve some issue. And in such a large chunk of
entries, you might have some comments e.g. describing the problem or
just explaining something.

Unfortunately, the compiler complains until you've removed the comment
tags. This is annoying, since the comment tags will have to be
reintroduced when the problem is solved and the chunk is uncommented. 

Suggestion:

Make it possible to have comments in comments. Either by making them
legal inside the existing comment tags, like this:

<!-- commented out because of some trouble
<e lm="anm." a="PT"><i>anm.</i><par n="t.ex.__abbr"/></e>
<e lm="ang." a="PT"><i>ang.</i><par n="t.ex.__abbr"/></e>
<e lm="arr" a="PT"><i>arr</i><par n="t.ex.__abbr"/></e>
<e lm="bet." a="PT"><i>bet.</i><par n="t.ex.__abbr"/></e>
<!-- possible conflict with xxx -->
<e lm="bibl." a="PT"><i>bibl.</i><par n="t.ex.__abbr"/></e>
<e lm="bidr." a="PT"><i>bidr.</i><par n="t.ex.__abbr"/></e>
 end of commented out because of some trouble -->

or maybe introducing some new comment tags for chunks of entries.
Perhaps something like:

<!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! commented out because of some trouble
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
e lm="anm." a="PT"><i>anm.</i><par n="t.ex.__abbr"/></e>
<e lm="ang." a="PT"><i>ang.</i><par n="t.ex.__abbr"/></e>
<e lm="arr" a="PT"><i>arr</i><par n="t.ex.__abbr"/></e>
<e lm="bet." a="PT"><i>bet.</i><par n="t.ex.__abbr"/></e>
<!-- possible conflict with xxx -->
<e lm="bibl." a="PT"><i>bibl.</i><par n="t.ex.__abbr"/></e>
<e lm="bidr." a="PT"><i>bidr.</i><par n="t.ex.__abbr"/></e>
end of commented out because of some trouble
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! end of commented out because of some trouble
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!>

BTW my suggestion is inspired by Java:

/****************

******************/
Or actually:
/*


*/

In Python you've got:

" " "

" " "

Yours,
Per Tunedal

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