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 Data:

There are four basic types of data you can work with in python.

Integer / Float String Boolean

Integers are whole Strings are text values, The boolean is a

numbers, floats are and can hold almost true/false value.
decimals. any character.
Syntax:
Syntax: Syntax:
True
42 “Text here”
3.14 ‘More text here’ False
 Practice:
Make a number between 1 and 100

Make a three-sentence story out of strings (no ideas? Describe a pickle)

Print if the following statement is true or false in the console: You can surround a string
with single and double quotes interchangeably.

Make a shape using multiple strings stacked on top of one another. (Triangle, square,
empty square, smiley face if you’re feeling spicy).
 Practice:
Make a number between 0 and 1, then print the number that is 10 times that.

Describe Cabin John in a couple strings.

Print if the following statement is true or false in the console: boolean values have to be
capitalized

Make a shape using multiple strings stacked on top of one another. (Triangle, square,
empty square, smiley face if you’re feeling spicy).
 Print() Statement:

Function: Syntax:

print(“This is a message”)
The print() statement
prints a value in the
console.

This value can be text, a Output:

number, or a boolean
(true/false).
This is a message
 Practice:

EZ: Print 3 strings describing the classroom

EZ: Print 3 numbers divisible by 10

MD: Print how many desks are in the classroom using one print statement. (Commas
separating the number and strings)

CH: Print the current date on one line using multiple print statements
 Practice:

EZ: Print 3 strings describing an interesting pet

EZ: Print 3 numbers divisible by 7

MD: Print how many windows are in the classroom using one print statement. (Commas
separating the number and strings) Output should be: Number of windows is 2

CH: Ask the user for their name and say hello to them. (You may need to use input())
 ASCII Art:

Code:
Different Print statements print
on different lines.

You can use this to make art

out of characters and letters.

This is called ASCII art

(because it uses ASCII
characters).
Output:
“Look,
a bird!”
 Operators:
How it works: It’s just math.

The operators:
+ Addition
- Subtraction
* Multiplication
/ Division
% Modulo (Remainder)

You can just use them in code:

 Variables:

Variables are containers that store data. You take a value and give it a name.

It can be thought of as a box with a label that you store something in:

Referencing the name of the variable will reference it’s value. The value also can
change.
 Variables:

Variables are declared as such:

name = Value

The name must not have spaces, and has to start with a letter.

Some languages require the type of data to be declared before the name. This is not the case in
Python.

player_level = 42

print(player_level)

In here, a variable named “player_level” is created to store the level “42” (an int). It can then be printed,
which will print the value stored.
 Also worth a mention:

None/Null:

The Null value is an empty value.

It can be considered as a placeholder or “unassigned.”

Syntax changes from language to language, but in Python it is “None.”

← None

← Setting an empty variable

 Practice:

EZ: Put a number, word, and boolean into a variable

EZ: Make a set of variables describing a chair (material, legs, etc.)

EZ: Make some variables for various ASCII shapes or drawings. (Now how do you include
a multi-line ASCII as one variable?)

MD: Print out the date using some variables for the various parts, and change them a bit.
(Now how do you print the numbers and slashes together?)

CH: Make a little mad libs program (just a couple sentences) where you ask the user for
various words and adjectives then give them a story. (Now how do you take those inputs?)
 Practice:

EZ: Save your name, age, and if you can code in two languages into three variables

EZ: Make a set of variables describing a table (material, legs, etc.)

EZ: Draw a square, triangle, and trapezoid with ASCII art. (Then try it with one print
statement each).

MD: Ask the user to input the day, month, and year, then print the date in the standard
format MM/DD/YY.

MD: Ask the user for their name, grade, and favorite color then print out a short description
using those variables.

CH: Ask the user for a Celsius temperature value and print the Fahrenheit counterpart
(now how do you take the string input and make it a number?)
 Practice:

Given a number, print the difference between that number and 21.

Take in a user’s string and print that string surrounded by “<<>>” (EX: bear → <<bear>>)

Given a string, print that string three times. For a challenge, take an input number and print
it that many times.

Given two strings, combine them into a phrase separated by a space.

Ask the user for their eye color, hair color, and favorite color and print a short description
of them using those.

CH: Using a date in MLA format, change it to a MM/DD/YY and DD/MM/YY format.