diff --git a/lib/iris/__init__.py b/lib/iris/__init__.py
index b45a2d7b533..cf6c9fe621e 100644
--- a/lib/iris/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/iris/__init__.py
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ def callback(cube, field, filename):
     iris_sample_data = None
 
 
+s = 123#foo
+
+
 # Iris revision.
 __version__ = '2.0a0'