Getting help

When you have a problem with Python, you're not alone! There are many places to ask for help in.

Regardless of where you ask for help, please:

Don't ask "does someone know ...". Just ask about your problem right away.
Make your question short.
Include everything that other people will need to answer your question. For example, if you are getting an error, include your code and the error message.

IRC

IRC is the oldest chatting service I know, but as of 2022, it's still in use, and a good way to get help in Python. An advantage with IRC is that you don't need to create an account to use it.

To get started, go to https://web.libera.chat/ and type ##learnpython or #python for the channel name.

##learnpython is a channel where I am regularly, but there's usually only about 20 people there, so it could be that nobody answers your question, depending on what time it is. I'm on ##learnpython at about 7PM to 10PM UTC. If you see Akuli in the user list, that's me :)
#python is an active channel that I don't use much, but someone will likely answer your question pretty quickly.

If you want to post more than 3 lines of code, put it to dpaste.com first. Just copy-paste your code to the big text area and click the "Paste it" button, and then post a link to your paste on IRC. Otherwise every line of your code will appear as a separate message on IRC, so if your code is 15 lines, just pasting it in will produce 15 different messages. This would be annoying.

Discord

If you have a discord account, you can click the "Explore Public Servers" button at bottom left.

You can then search for e.g. Python, and you should find many servers to choose from. I am currently @Akuli on a server called "The Programmer's Hangout".

Websites to ask help on

Personally, I've never asked a question on any of these sites. Getting help on IRC is much faster.

stackoverflow is a question/answer site for programmers. Search for your question first, maybe someone has already asked that and it has been answered.
The learnpython subreddit is another good place to ask Python questions on.

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You may use this tutorial freely at your own risk. See LICENSE.

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