# Problem with the lab tasks. need guidance

**URL:** <https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/problem-with-the-lab-tasks-need-guidance/799344>\
**Category:** Curriculum Help\
**Tags:** python\
**Created:** [September 3, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/problem-with-the-lab-tasks-need-guidance/799344 "2026-09-03T08:22:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/problem-with-the-lab-tasks-need-guidance/799344/7 "2026-09-03T13:25:39Z")

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Hi @theva

There are two ways you can format your code to make it easier to read and test:

1. After you copy/paste your code into the editor, select it by dragging your cursor over it then click the (`</>`) button in the toolbar to automatically wrap your code in backticks. (You can click on the animated demo image below to enlarge it.)

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/original/3X/1/b/1b18854f1059217f29370444396145cc3a0cd8ae.gif)

1. Manually add three backticks on a new line above your code and on a new line after your code. Note that a backtick is NOT the same as a single quote('). To find the backtick key on your keyboard, see [this post](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/forum-code-formatting/25574).

To see changes to your post as you make them, you can click the (`M+`) button on the toolbar to bring up the rich text editor:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/original/4X/a/a/1/aa16828d97d1fd4a1aa0f864a850415f01dc9d2b.png)

Happy coding

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