# About the Python Help category

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/about-the-python-help-category/42>\
**Category:** Python Help\
**Created:** [September 28, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/about-the-python-help-category/42 "2018-09-28T22:25:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/python1/original/1X/3aff56846ebe57781a163dfc748fd1417119d8ab.png) [@system](https://discuss.python.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/about-the-python-help-category/42/1 "2018-09-28T22:25:34Z")

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General help/discussion forum for the Python programming language. All welcome.

**Please format your pasted code** using Markdown backticks like this:

````
```python
# YOUR CODE GOES HERE
if me.is_hungry:
   me.bake("bagel")
```

````

This will look like this:

```python
# YOUR CODE GOES HERE
if me.is_hungry:
   me.bake("bagel")

```

That’s nicely colored and keeps indentation intact! 🕶

If you make a mistake, don’t worry: you can always **edit** your post later to fix it.

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**Author:** ![brettcannon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/brettcannon/32/34895_2.png) [@brettcannon](https://discuss.python.org/u/brettcannon)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/about-the-python-help-category/42/2 "2020-03-25T17:39:50Z")

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3 posts were split to a new topic: [IDLE not showing File menu](https://discuss.python.org/t/idle-not-showing-file-menu/3779)

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**Author:** ![mlgtechuser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/mlgtechuser/32/7310_2.png) [@mlgtechuser](https://discuss.python.org/u/mlgtechuser)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 12:21pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/about-the-python-help-category/42/6 "2022-05-28T12:21:10Z")

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Evidently the code formatting _ **used to be** _ nicely colored from using \*\*\*py3. I get nice coloring from using…

> ``` **python**  
> …

as the first fencing line as Carol Willing recommended in [this helpful post.](https://discuss.python.org/t/python-discourse-quick-start/116)

Example:

```python
    # YOUR CODE GOES HERE
    if me.is_hungry:
       me.bake("bagel")

```

UPDATE: I no longer have to use&nbsp;```python to get full color for code (well, not full IDE color, but it’s still pretty good). _HOWEVER_, If I paste another code block right below the first one, one of them will use block quoting until I append the ````_ **python** _.

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**Author:** ![mlgtechuser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/mlgtechuser/32/7310_2.png) [@mlgtechuser](https://discuss.python.org/u/mlgtechuser)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/about-the-python-help-category/42/7 "2022-05-30T15:37:55Z")

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[UPDATED]  
A full treatment of the Commonmark markdown used by Discourse (and other platforms, like WhatsApp) [CAN BE FOUND HERE](https://commonmark.org/help/).

[AND ALSO HERE](https://spec.commonmark.org/current/)

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**Author:** ![fungi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/fungi/32/5963_2.png) [@fungi](https://discuss.python.org/u/fungi)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/about-the-python-help-category/42/8 "2022-05-30T16:09:33Z")

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Thankfully, this forum uses DiscoURSE not DiscoRD. Discourse is  
free/libre open source software. Discord is a proprietary service  
designed to profit by selling your personal data and conversations  
(but don’t just take my word for it, read their privacy policy if  
you’re interested).

For the Markdown-it engine used by Discourse, their documentation  
recommends you just refer to the CommonMark Specification:

```
https://commonmark.org/help/
https://spec.commonmark.org/current/
```

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**Author:** ![mlgtechuser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/mlgtechuser/32/7310_2.png) [@mlgtechuser](https://discuss.python.org/u/mlgtechuser)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/about-the-python-help-category/42/9 "2022-05-31T03:09:27Z")

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Thank you for pointing that out. I was surprised when it looked like we were using it here on an installation at the [python.org](http://python.org) web server. Am relieved that we aren’t.

I’ve updated my post.

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**Author:** ![brettcannon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/brettcannon/32/34895_2.png) [@brettcannon](https://discuss.python.org/u/brettcannon)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/about-the-python-help-category/42/10 "2022-05-31T19:21:12Z")

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