Blank Lines Stripped from code

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Describe the bug

context
Blank lines are often part of code.

expectation
Blank lines should be retained in code.

bug
But instead ___ happens
Blank lines are stipped from code.

console
See the last example in the docs

problem
This is a problem for people doing ___ because ___ some code requires blank lines for code.

Reproduce the bug

See the last example in the docs

List your environment

The fix is to strip ">>>" as well as ">>> " (note the trailing space).