--- a/mercurial/help.py	Thu Sep 23 10:59:21 2010 +0200
+++ b/mercurial/help.py	Thu Sep 23 00:02:31 2010 -0500
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             break
 
     start = line[:3]
-    if start == '"""' or start == "'''":
+    if start in ('"""', "'''"):
         line = line[3:]
         while line:
             if line.rstrip().endswith(start):