Posting code on stackoverflow

dn PythonList at DancesWithMice.info
Sun Jun 6 04:23:56 EDT 2021


On 06/06/2021 13.56, Terry Reedy wrote:
> On 6/5/2021 5:36 PM, Rich Shepard wrote:
>> I tried to post a question on stackoverflow.com which included a bunch of
>> code (entered after clicking the box 'code'). I noticed that lines were
>> wrapped but could not find how to expand the input box so they would not
>> wrap.
>>
>> SO wouldn't let me post the question because of the wrapped code. As I've
>> not asked a question ther for a long time, and it didn't involve long
>> lines
>> of code, I need to learn a) how to enter code if it's not just
>> clicking on
>> the 'code' box before pasting text
> 
> Last time I tried *before*, it did not work.  paste, reselect (a
> nuisance) and click does.


Using text-mode email formatting and copy-pasting 'here', works well!
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Regards,
=dn


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