This is useful when style-conventions require a certain minimal offset.
Python's PEP8 for example recommends two spaces, so you could do:
-\(add-hook 'python-mode-hook
- (lambda () (set (make-local-variable 'comment-inline-offset) 2)))
+\(add-hook \\='python-mode-hook
+ (lambda () (set (make-local-variable \\='comment-inline-offset) 2)))
See `comment-padding' for whole-line comments."
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