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Daniel Roseman
@danielroseman
How to ask a good
question

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@danielroseman

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@danielroseman
Make an attempt to solve it yourself.
… RTFM
… search for previous questions
… read and try and understand the error
message

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Post the code!
… the bit that actually shows the problem
… but not too much
… include the error and full traceback

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Explain the problem
… say what it’s supposed to do
… describe what’s not working
… say what you see
… and how it differs from what you were
expecting

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Make sure it’s the right problem
… ask about the thing you’re actually
trying to achieve
… not the problems you’re having with
your current approach
… avoid the X-Y problem

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… it’s not (only) about the imaginary
internet points
… it helps future searchers who might
have the same problem
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