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Python Help
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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:

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

That’s nicely colored and keeps indentation intact! :sunglasses:

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

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3 posts were split to a new topic: IDLE not showing File menu

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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.

Example:

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

UPDATE: I no longer have to use ```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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[UPDATED]
A full treatment of the Commonmark markdown used by Discourse (and other platforms, like WhatsApp) CAN BE FOUND HERE.

AND ALSO HERE

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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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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 web server. Am relieved that we aren’t.

I’ve updated my post.

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