Consecutive comment lines are not foldable in Python but are in (at least some) other languages

[jolsen-mitsu]

Environment data

• Language Server version: 2024.5.101
• OS and version: linux x64
• Python version (and distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): Python 3.11.9 (main, Apr 6 2024, 17:59:24) [GCC 11.4.0]
• python.analysis.indexing: true
• python.analysis.typeCheckingMode: standard
  Version: 1.89.1 (user setup)
  Commit: dc96b837cf6bb4af9cd736aa3af08cf8279f7685
  Date: 2024-05-07T05:13:33.891Z
  Electron: 28.2.8
  ElectronBuildId: 27744544
  Chromium: 120.0.6099.291
  Node.js: 18.18.2
  V8: 12.0.267.19-electron.0
  OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22621

Only enabled extensions I have, to make sure other extension not interfering with this functionality:

• Pylance 2924,5,191
• Pylint 2023.10.1 preview
• Python 2024.7.11371014

Code Snippet

"""'
this will fold
properly
"""

# the folding option
# is missing for these consecutive 
# comments. It works in other languages, 
# like in Javascript with // comment markers

Repro Steps

Add several contiguous single-line comments in python language-selected editor. Hover mouse on the first comment between the comment and the line number column. Ideally, a fold/unfold icon would appear and be actionable.

Expected behavior

I expect the multiple single-line comments to be foldable in Python, like they are in JavaScript

Actual behavior

They are not treated as foldable, so there is no option to fold them

Logs

After setting logLevel to Trace and restarting VS Code, there is no output in the panel to copy.

[debonte]

Moving this issue to discussions as an enhancement request for comments and upvotes.