[Tutor] How does this work? Is there anyway to receive live Python help?

[Steven D'Aprano]

Hi Emma,


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When asking questions, the more detail you can provide, the better our 
answers will be. E.g:

"I need help with my homework!"

(Our answer: Yes, you probably do. Next.)

"I need help with my homework. I have to write a guess-the-number game."

(Our answer: Okay, at least now we know what your homework is. How far 
have you got? What are you having trouble with?)

"I'm writing a guess-the-number game using Python version 3.3. I'm stuck 
at writing this loop, I expect it to ask the user for Yes or No 
repeatedly, but it just loops forever even if the user types No. Here is 
a copy of my code. Oh, and this is homework, so I'm just looking for 
direction and explanation, please don't write my code for me."

(Our answer: Great! That's just about the perfect question, now we can 
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If you're unsure about something ("how do I find out what version of 
Python I'm running?") please ask. That includes basic questions like 
"what's a function?". No question about Python is too simple for us to 
answer (although for advanced users, sometimes questions can be too 
specialized for us).

There are no stupid questions although sometimes people ask good 
questions in a stupid manner. Ask questions well and we'll try very hard 
to answer them well.



-- 
Steven