parameters: (lines)
return_statement: return "\n".join(lines)
docstring: Strips # comments that exist at the top of the given lines
docstring_summary: Strips # comments that exist at the top of the given lines
docstring_tokens: Strips # comments that exist at the top of the given lines
function: def _strip_top_comments(lines):
          """Strips # comments that exist at the top of the given lines"""
          lines = copy.copy(lines)
          while lines and lines[0].startswith("#"):
              lines = lines[1:]
          return "\n".join(lines)
function_tokens: def _strip_top_comments ( lines ) : lines = copy . copy ( lines ) while lines and lines [ 0 ] . startswith ( "#" ) : lines = lines [ 1 : ] return "\n" . join ( lines )