# 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](https://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](https://stackoverflow.com/) 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](https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/) is another good place to ask Python questions on. *** If you have trouble with this tutorial, please [tell me about it](./contact-me.md) and I'll make this tutorial better, or [ask for help online](./getting-help.md). If you like this tutorial, please [give it a star](./README.md#how-can-i-thank-you-for-writing-and-sharing-this-tutorial). You may use this tutorial freely at your own risk. See [LICENSE](./LICENSE). [List of contents](./README.md#list-of-contents)