How to post python code on forum?

Question

Hi, I want to post some python code onto these forums for questions but I can't do copy and paste.  I tried to wrap it with ``` but it didn't work.  It just broke up my program into pieces.  for exam 
import random
def you_lose():
    again = input("""sorry you ran out of chances.
        type [y] play again [n] to quit.""")
if again.lower() == "y":
    game()
else:
    print("better luck next time")
def game():
    chosennum = random.randint(1, 10)
    chances = 5
    while chances > 0:
        guess = int(input("Please enter a guess: "))
        if guess == chosennum:
            print("you got it right")
            playagain = input("you wanna play again buddy y/n?")
            if playagain.lower() == "y":
                game()
            else:
                print("Have a fabulous day")
        break

elif guess != chosen_num & chances > 0:
        chances -= 1
        print("You have {} guess left.".format(chances))
        if guess < chosen_num:
            print("your number is higher than your guess. ")
        elif guess > chosen_num:
            print("your number is lower than your guess. ")
    else:
        you_lose()
game()

Steven Parker · Accepted Answer

When you bracket your code in back-ticks, they need to be on their own line.  You might put the letters "py" after the first set to give your code syntax coloring.  So it would look like this:
```py  
(your python code would go here)  
```
And when you submit it, it looks like this:
py
def you_lose():
    again = input("""sorry you ran out of chances. type [y] play again [n] to quit.""")
    if again.lower() == "y":
        game()
    else:
        print("better luck next time")
    #... etc.

And if you haven't seen it already, you might find this video on code formatting (https://teamtreehouse.com/library/code) helpful.

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How to post python code on forum?

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